Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:06:23 -0500
Reply-To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tire emergency in Oklahoma City
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check out:
https://smallcar.com/vanagon/wheel-tire-brake-and-suspension-upgrades/
You get choices of the correct tire sizes, options of wheels and seems
reasonable priced.
Karl.
On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 10:59 AM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hello friends,
> Y'all are nice! It's very touching to get valuable help back from a request
> to the community.
>
> Made it to LA last night. (And that's what matters)
>
> As for tires, it's a weird story: very typical thing to happen to me.
>
> On Saturday (day after the big puncture) was driving along on a new/used
> 185, @ passenger-side rear.
>
> (I should have just moved the big 195s to the back, and The 185s in the
> front - as so many have said. But the guys at the tire shop who sold it
> were impatient, and my head was kind of spinning / as I wondered if I
> wanted one of my rears up front.
>
> (I was not thinking well, after Friday night: there is some difficult stuff
> happening with a family member)
>
> And we were quite raw-nervef after the tire stuff on the freeway.
>
> So we see a discount tire shop, as well as a Hibbons Tire on the freeway
> west of Oklahoma City.
> D.C. would have taken a few days to get me new c/d rated vanagon tires, but
> Hibbons salesman said he had some even STRONGER 195s he could sell me. Of
> course I said : do it.
> $129 for two new rears, installed - that day ? Heck yeah.
> It was a long wait, but we got em.
>
> Only after 30 minutes of driving did I notice my RPMs were noticeably
> lower...
>
> Yeah (embarrassment here) id bought two new trailer tires. But, we were up
> and running.
>
> It took me half an hour to finally mention it to Kathleen. I was thinking
> thinking - mad at myself.
>
> The new trailer tires are:
> PRIME WELL 195/70 R14
>
> The existing ones are:
> WESTLAKE 195R14C
>
> Don't know how I missed it! But they are shorter and narrower! The RPM
> difference was not too significant, as I have a .17 4th gear.
> We were doing 65 mph at 3200 rpm which is fine, thought the taller
> Westlakes (also bought as a compromise when I couldn't get standard 185s in
> Quebec) gave me 70mph at 3200 rpm which I loved, and my Subaru ej22 can do
> it all day.
>
> Anyhow, the trailer tires got us here to LA.
>
> Now I'm thinking: I want to get rid of the 14" rims.
> They look goofy, and they so limit choices.
> I think I'll look into 16" wheels.
> My girlfriend memorized the tire-size calculator, so we should be able to
> find a rim/tire combination.
>
> I like the look of black- mags on a vanagon.
> For the next few months here in Los Sngeles, will move the little tires
> forward, and the taller ones back. It will give me the dragster look.
>
> Maybe I'll like it so much I never go back!
>
> Bigger issue at the moment is passing smog and getting tags!
> Ah vanagon life.
>
> Best to all,
> Vinnie
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 10:22 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > For sure. And for my the Hancock tire install on my '88, good user
> > experience with Discount in Bellingham.
> >
> > They have a lot of outlets so service can run the gamut I guess.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 3:56 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Well, my experience with them has been good, including with road hazard
> > > damage. Last time, Bridgestone tire (on my Prius), puncture with a
> > screw.
> > > About 10K miles on the tire iirc. Different Discount shop from where I
> > > bought the tire. Replaced the tire, no mileage charge. they will
> match
> > > prices, including online prices.
> > >
> > > mcneely
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:28 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> >
> >
> > > If you buy a set of new tires from Discount Tires and pay extra for
> their
> > >> 'free replacement' warranty, keep track of mileage and dates. .....
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > > .... Mostly just a warning about how one might evoke the
> > >>
> > > warranty they paid for.
> > >>
> > >> Just my .02
> > >>
> > >> Neil.
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.
> com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
> >
>
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