Comments on Casey's VW Bus Blog: New Tires for 71 Bus: BFG All Terrain T/A KO

This is great info!!! thanks...

2012-02-14T05:20:05.163-06:00

This is great info!!! thanks...

Hey John, I agree with your points. However, the ...

2011-04-09T00:03:35.489-05:00

Hey John,
I agree with your points. However, the bus is loud already so these aren't really going to be the thing that I hear most so I think they're okay. I had them on my jeep and the noise was there but it wasn't like mudding tires or anything.

And the aggressive tread? Snow and rain is a plus... But it's really because they look bad ass. The cost is the same as the yokohama 356's I put on the other bus. I realize my desire is a bit vain. :)

This just fit with what I wanted this bus to look like.

Thanks for reading!

I would be concerned about road noise. Driving a v...

2011-04-08T23:56:41.726-05:00

I would be concerned about road noise. Driving a vw bus is a noisy affair, if the windrows are down there's the wind noise, the engine is noisy even when it's running correctly. I love the vw bus but it's a noisy ride in the best of times.

Do you really need that type of thread design for mostly driving on the road or highway? I'm sure in snow you need it but for everything else I'm not so sure.

Bridgestone used to make a great tire for a vw bus. I used to own a set for my 1980 Westfalia, really great tires.I think they were a truck tire.

I have BFG All-Terrain TA/KOs on my truck (Chevy S...

2011-04-08T12:39:47.834-05:00

I have BFG All-Terrain TA/KOs on my truck (Chevy Suburban) and they are awesome. They are aggressive tires and work great in snow. They have also worn well - but I also make sure to rotate them every 8K miles or so. The tire noise is not as bad as you'd think for such an aggressive tread. Not sure how they'd look on a VW Bus, but I recommend them either way.

Volkster, they are a Load D rating! http://www.bf...

2011-04-08T09:22:53.733-05:00

Volkster, they are a Load D rating!

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/tire-selector/name/all-terrain-t-a-ko-tires

If you go to the above URL and look under specs, you'll see that depending on size, they vary between C and E. the 14's are D.

Casey, do you know the load rating of the BFGs? I...

2011-04-08T09:19:58.319-05:00

Casey, do you know the load rating of the BFGs? I want to get these tires also for my next set.