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Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:21 pm

hey kirk lemme know what deals you find on tires locally i need new rubber for butterscotch... and PM me about the table i keep askin you about... maybe you could bring it to kellers next week?

Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:15 pm

Kirk wrote: Vanco8's or Hanooks. Anyone have a preference,

1220 posts in 61 pages. I think it was discussed before :lol:

Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:54 am

Desertbusman wrote: Kirk wrote: Vanco8's or Hanooks. Anyone have a preference,

1220 posts in 61 pages. I think it was discussed before :lol:

Indeed. The problem is I can find Hanooks. Can't find Vanco8s for some reason. Someone got a link?

Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:28 am

Vanco 8s are now called Vanco 2s.

Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:32 am

Randy in Maine wrote: Vanco 8s are now called Vanco 2s.

Well hell. That explains why I keep finding Vanco 2s then. Thank you Randy, that solves my problem.

Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:54 am

I just got 4 of these, from here http://www.tirerack.com Put em on today...

Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:07 am

Kirk wrote: Randy in Maine wrote: Vanco 8s are now called Vanco 2s.

Well hell. That explains why I keep finding Vanco 2s then. Thank you Randy, that solves my problem.

Look for VancoWinter. Awesome looking tires
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=C...mpare1=yes

Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:17 am

Yep, these are what I got http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=C...mpare1=yes buy 4 of these conti tires and get a $50 rebate(AmExp. giftcard) before Oct.9/09?

Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:54 pm

anyone know of any properly rated tires made by firestone/bridgestone. i can get a discount on them through my pops.

if not i will go with the ra08's probably.

thanks!

Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:40 am

Redd73 wrote: anyone know of any properly rated tires made by firestone/bridgestone. i can get a discount on them through my pops.

if not i will go with the ra08's probably.

thanks!

Bridgestone RD603 185R14 load range D. I've used them and they work fine.

If Firestone were the last tire company on earth I would run on the rims. I don't know what possessed Bridgestone to buy the tire company equivalent of syphilis.

Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:38 pm

Ordering correct tires for the seventy one. Any advantage, disadvantage in getting the 195s vs the 185s? I plan to go with the 195's because I wanted a bit bigger tire.

Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:33 pm

Kirk wrote: Ordering correct tires for the seventy one. Any advantage, disadvantage in getting the 195s vs the 185s? I plan to go with the 195's because I wanted a bit bigger tire.

No difference really. Buy what floats your boat!

Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:09 am

I was interested in the Nokian Hakkapelliita CS tires, but I discovered that they are unidirectional, and I do not want to carry 2 spares in my 1978 Westfalia.

The tire salesman recommended Nokian Hakka C Van as an alternative (they are bidirectional), which are officially listed as load range C,l but I want load range D. The tire salesman said that although the specifications indicated C, it is a typo, and they are actually D.

Any opinions on the Hakka C Van tires? (Since I live in Phoenix, I am not so much interested in snow/ice performance.)

thanks

Keith

Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:49 am

More important than a "C" or "D" is the load index.

"185/R14 C 102/100 S" is more than adequate for a bus.

102= 1874 pounds or 850 kg.

In the big picture, it is not going to hurt much driving 50 miles to a tire shop using a unidirectional spare the wrong way to have a tire fixed though. I would buy the CS enven though they are a bit taller @ 195R14.

Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:41 am

Don't waste your time with Discount Tire. They don't have them.

You will find yourself waiting at a counter with a nice enough sales person, but they can't find what you're looking for. When you call Discount Tire Direct, they will tell you that they apparently don't stock RA08s in a 14in tire size.

I wish I could have those hours of my life back.

Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:33 pm

Buy them here and then take them back into Discount to have them mounted. Perhaps they will get the message.

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Orde...0Range%20D

or

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Orde...0Range%20D

Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:43 pm

That's also where I get mine. Tires-Easy / Delti. And laughed all the time. Discount pulled the same stuff and when they finally came up with a price it was $30 each more. And Delti has a network of service shops that mount them cheaper than Discount. Funny thing was that Delti's installer was just a short ways down the street. Delti did mess up an order and UPS brought someone elses tires. But they did get it straightened out.

Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 am

I have proceeded and had the Hakka C Van tires installed. They feel great; so far, so good.

Keith

Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:04 pm

Had some "General" (brand made in USA) All Terrain tires installed on the '73 last week. 27 x 8.5 /14". $94 ea.

They look bad ass and feel great on and off the pavement.
They are drilled for studs but I'll never need those here in the desert.

The best part is that there is no more of that sway while cornering like with the passenger car tires that were on before. These are solid and the bus doesn't feel like it wants to roll over anymore.

The bus is at stock height.

Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:28 am

so i am pretty low on cash and need new tires, does anyone happen to know where in the philadelphia area that id be able to get the post office truck tires, im gonna start calling around but i figured id ask first to see if i could narrow my search down since theirs a lot of tire places around here and philadelphia isnt exactly small lol

any help would be great, thanks :)