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Subject:Re: 185 XZX's good for a camper?
Date:Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:45:43 -0500 (CDT)

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>>>4 VW Vanagon tires for sale, Michelin X, 185 R14, PR6, XZX.  Two of them
>>>have about 200 miles on them, two have about 1,500 miles on them.  They
>>>came off of a 1987 Vanagon.  Asking $220.  ($290 + balancing & valves new.)

That's a fair price, I believe. I paid $85 a piece for new ones.

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>I know people think highly of these tires, but I have a couple of questions:
>- do they have sufficient strength for a camper?

Yes, if they are REINFORCED.

>- I have 205r14 tires on my camper now - does one need new rims to switch
>  to a different size like this? (They don't have rims - the van was totaled
>  and the owner only got the tires off it.)

No, you don't need new rims.

Sami ('75 Westy)
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