Date:         Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:00:47 GMT
Reply-To:     dmc@CYBURBAN.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave M <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM>
Subject:      Michelin XT LT4s for 91 Vanagon

> Date:    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:26:46 -0500
> From:    Karen Gritis <gritis@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> Subject: Michelin XT LT4s for 91 Vanagon
>
> Okay, I know that tires have been done to death, so I didn't ask anybody
> on the list;
>
Karen,
Do you have a camper or a regular Vanagon?
Do you have regular steel wheels or wider alloy wheels?
Do you live in a place where it snows?
These are all relevant questions.

For a camper, you need LT tires 'D' load range - don't get anything with a 'P' in front of

the size (passenger tires).
The Michelin Agilis tire is a good choice.
Someone recently posted about some Kumho tires which sounded suitable.

For a non-camper, which you will seldom run fully-loaded, in my opinion, you can get away
with
6-ply passenger tires (4 ply tread, 2 ply sidewall), but I would only use them in the
P215/70-14 size. Any smaller and the load index will be insufficient, any bigger and you
will
have a problem getting them in the spare-wheel well.

No matter what tires you get, inflate them to the max pressure allowed and check the tire
pressures regularly.

These are my opinions as a non-tire
expert.

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