[FC] Help choosing tires -

[Ron]

Note that the Vanco 2 is for summer use only and not suitable for much of 
the country.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Vairtec at optonline.net>
To: "Dale Dewald" <dkdewald at pasty.net>; "Jeff Brylow" 
<jeffbrylow at gmail.com>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Help choosing tires -


> At 08:20 PM 10/24/2009, Dale Dewald wrote:
>
>>Tim Schwartz of NJ has been extremely satisfied with the 185R14 and 195R14
>>sizes designed for European minivans; e.g. VW Vanagon, Eurovan, Renault
>>Espace, etc. I think these are about as close as you can get to the OEM
>>optional tires with respect to size, construction and load capacity.
>>
>>Check this link for the Continental Vanco 2, a load range D tire (8-ply 
>>LT)
>>designed for 65psi max inflation:
>>
>>http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Continental&model=Vanco%202&partnum=8QR4V2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
>>
>
> Like Tim, I too am using the Continental Vanco tires on my Rampside,
> and I like them a lot!  Stock-appearing, very close to stock size,
> plenty of load capacity, good handling.  I selected the 185R14
> because it was, in my opinion, a better fit for the stock wheels, but
> Tim has the 195R14 and has a more accurate closer
> speedometer/odometer that do I.
>
> --Bob
>
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