Date:         Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:31:00 -0700
Reply-To:     "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
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Yes, i know these tires are rated for 65PSI cold and
can be used in a dullie wheel setup. they have a max
load up to 1850 lbs. And with 40 psi in them they
STILL ride like crap...great for RV's and Sherman
tanks though:)
Oh and sorry, i typoed....they are 185-R14

like i said, Im off to a different brand when my
Yoko's tires wear out....then im going for 15" rims
and tires. Im over 14"

Phil 84' Westy Tiico



--- Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
> The 65 psi is the maximum cold inflation pressure
> for the tire. Use the
> ratings on the door jam sticker. Also, the tire is
> not a 185/70! A
> 185/70-14 will fit an old Audi 5000 or real early
> Porsche 924.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of Phil S.
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:51 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size
> anywhere
>
> "tirerack steered me towards the reinforced Yokohama
> van tire 185/70R14
> which i had installed last week. [$50 a piece was
> hard
> to beat!!"
>
> I did the same thing but i ordered the Load range-D,
> 65 PSI Yokohama 356 "Super Van"185/70R14's. I cant
> wait untill they wear out so i can switch to another
> brand, becouse these Yokos are as hard as concrete
> and
> i feel every crack in the road. after driving around
> for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and
> need replacing again. I think driving around with 65
> pounds of air pressure in my tires destroyed my
> bushings. i only recently started filling them at
> 45PSI but i dont thing this is recommended by
> Yokohama.....they are rated at 65PSI. However, they
> DO
> handle well in the cross-winds(less body roll)
>
> Phil 84' Westy w/Tiico
>
>
> --- "Myers, Thomas A" <Thomas.Myers@USA.XEROX.COM>
> wrote:
> > As people mentioned last month on the list - I
> gave
> > tirerack a call after I
> > *thought* i spotted some goodyear 205's on thier
> > site i thought i could use
> > for the westy. As it turned out - it was a typo.
> > however the minute i said
> > i was looking for a 14 inch tire with a C or D
> load
> > rating ..the salesman
> > instantly asked "is this for some VW van??" :O)
> >
> > tirerack steered me towards the reinforced
> Yokohama
> > van tire 185/70R14
> > which i had installed last week. [$50 a piece was
> > hard to beat!! ] So i had
> > five installed. [ i had not actually seen the
> spare
> > in the four years
> > since i bought my van - I figured better safe than
> > sorry...]
> >
> > The van is a little more jumpy in the highway
> > crosswinds :O(
> > than my old 205's but it is not my daily driver -
> so
> > I can live with it.
> >
> >
> > Tom
> > 90 Westy
> >
> >
> >
> >         ----------
> >         From:   Kim Brennan
> >         Reply To:       Kim Brennan
> >         Sent:   Monday, July 28, 2003 12:29 PM
> >         To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >         Subject:        Re: Tires ? can't seem to
> > find size anywhere
> >
> >         Lovely. Well tell that dealer if he is
> > willing to pay for your
> >         hospitlization, and for a new vehicle when
> > it crashes due to the use
> > of
> >         improper tires....
> >
> >         But seriously, find a better place to get
> > your tires. You can get
> > them
> >         online (TireRack for example). Not
> > necessarily cheaper, but much
> > safer
> >         to get the right tire. Tirerack's web site
> > will NOT let you find the
> >         Agilis as a tire for your Vanagon, so find
> > it via a brand search
> > ($109
> >         for the 185R14.)
> >
> >
> >         On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 10:49  AM,
> > brian Honan wrote:
> >
> >         >  What the dealer wants to give me is
> > called a harmony and is not
> > the
> >         > rateing but they clain it is fine even
> > though it is a car tire.
>
>
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