"dela@kawartha.com" wrote: > 1. How rigidly should I adhere to the spec'd tire size/rating chart on > the driver door sticker? For instance, if the sticker specifies 215/65 > 102H, would it be unsafe to use a tire the same size but rated 95S? (the > tire in question, a BF Goodrich T/A, is built with 4 tread and 2 side > belts) It would probably be dangerous to install the 95 tires. You see, the 102 or 95 is the load index, and the H or S is the speed index. 95 is too low load index for the Ev ( I dont know wha tit needs, the Vanagon needs 97) tirerack.com has explanations, see http://www.tirerack.com/tires/frames/tiretech_f.html PerL 87 Syncro 112i |
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