What about tires?

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GreenCabbie
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What about tires?

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I need new tires for my 1993 vw cab and wonder what others have experienced as a good value tire?

I live in Colorado so mountains, snow, are to be considered. I see Michelin would break my bank but the others from Toyo, General, Contiental (Sp?), Big O , etc have lower cost tires.

Highway driving around Denver can mean 85 mph speeds so they need to keep up. I also would hope I could get a set that has a smooth cushion ride if possible.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

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Re: What about tires?

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Anything in the all season category from Toyo, General, Khumo and a few others will do well on the highway and such. What you do need to be mindful of is the snow driving. If you plan to park the cabby for the majority of winter, then all season tires should be fine. If you plan on driving in heavy snows, then you might want to look at some dedicated snow tires during winter. I hear blizzak's are pretty much what everyone likes for that.
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Re: What about tires?

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Calimus wrote:Anything in the all season category from Toyo, General, Khumo and a few others will do well on the highway and such. What you do need to be mindful of is the snow driving. If you plan to park the cabby for the majority of winter, then all season tires should be fine. If you plan on driving in heavy snows, then you might want to look at some dedicated snow tires during winter. I hear blizzak's are pretty much what everyone likes for that.
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Re: What about tires?

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Calimus wrote:Anything in the all season category from Toyo, General, Khumo and a few others will do well on the highway and such. What you do need to be mindful of is the snow driving. If you plan to park the cabby for the majority of winter, then all season tires should be fine. If you plan on driving in heavy snows, then you might want to look at some dedicated snow tires during winter. I hear blizzak's are pretty much what everyone likes for that.
That is sound advice. If you are driving through the winter, modern winter tires are the way to go. They need to be installed on all four wheels. But summer driving will reduce the effectiveness of the tire. So you need to consider having two sets of wheels/tires. One set for winter and one for the rest of the year.

One thing I have learned over the years is "All Season" tires are really only 3 season tires (spring, summer, and fall).

I believe winter driving conditions here are similar to Colrado, I have used all seasons year round, but I sure noticed a big difference when I bought winter tires.
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