Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards wrote:
> 
> hey joel and volks,
> 
> joel mentioned to me that he was leaning to the michelin XCH light truck
> tires....i went shopping around today and found out that michelin doesn't
> carry the xch's anymore but that the michelin MX4 replaces them. this si
> an 185/70r14 double sidewall reinforced tire. light truck. i went to
> NTW (National Tire Wholesale) and got a GREAT price quoted on them.
> 
> first, western auto quoted me $88 a tire. NTW quoted me $71.78 a tire.
> the breakdown is as follows:
> 
> 287.12  4 Michelin 185/70r14 mx4 tires
> 45.96   installation w/lifetime balance
> 5.76    2% Scrap tire disposal tax
> 28.02   extened warranty
> 17.23   sales tax
> -----
> 384.09 total
> 
> not bad i don't think, good tire....reinforced sidewalls...any comments?
> 
> jonathan	
	Jonathan...!!  

	185/70R-14 are NOT the correct size for a Type II vehicle they 
are almost an 1" & 1/2" too small!!!

	Price doesn't matter.. get the right size...  185R-14 or 
195/75R-14 or 205/70R-14....

	all of the above should be Reinforced or C load range or 
higher...

			JonR