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Subject:Re: tires -- BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A
From:Joel David Shortlidge
Date:Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:08:39 -0500

Thank for the help it will keep me out of trouble and I have found allot
with this thing already!!!  I use to be a mechanic and the Vanagon Syncro
baffles me sometimes!

Joel
'87 Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: David..M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Donnerstag, 15. April 1999 11:41
Subject: Re: tires -- BF Goodrich Long Trail T/A

>Horace K. Sawyer wrote:
>>
>> At 09:43 PM 4/14/99 -0400, Sudhir Desai wrote:
>> >can you get bfgoodrich long trail t/a's in a 14" wheel?  they work
awesome
>> >on my friends burb
>>
>>         Supposed to  be a good tire!  I thought about those for Vanagon
too, but
>> according to Tirerack survey, the wet weather traction is not too good.
>>
>>
>The Long Trail T/A is a 'P rated (passenger) tire and allows only 35psi.
>Not a very high max load either. I do see them on trucks, but its not
>really suitable for the Vanagon. Details from BF Goodrich web site.