Barry Armitage wrote:

>Anyway, I am still considering the Yokohamas, but I read on the list in
>the last month or so that someone recommended the Cooper SRM II Radial
>LT tires.  When I called a local dealership, they said these were
>available in the proper size (so maybe it was recommended for the
>regular Vanagon, huh?).  They recommended instead the Lifeliner STE R14
>205/70 tire, which is a light truck tire.  Has anyone tried these, or
>can anyone recommend another tire?  I never drive off-road, and Ohio
>winters are fairly mild snow-wise.  I am mainly looking for a road tire.

For what its worth - I haven't replaced the tries on our 85 Westy yet,  but I have been running a set of Cooper Lifeliner II (very  similar design I recall) on 89 Toyota Camry for the past year.  They are possibly the best all-season tires I've ever owned and with 260k miles on the car, I've gone through a set of Michelin's, Dunlops, Pirellii's and a set of Conti's.  Excellent wet and dry weather handling and very good in the snow.  We do a lost of driving in PA, NY, OH and northern IN in search of cross-country skiing.  I didn't even put on 4 Pirelli radial snows last year - didn't need them with the Cooper's!

No - I'm not a Cooper sales rep nor related to one - just an extremely satisfied customer.  You might want to check out The Tire Rack at http://www.tirerack.com.  Purchased a set of tires for the spouse's Windstar (I know - don't hold it against me) great service, they beat all the local prices, and UPS delivered them to my door (the UPS woman is still not talking to me however).  They didn't carry Cooper's last year - maybe they do now.

Good luck!

Todd Guttman
85 Westy

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