Call/email Kumho and ask them what the sidewall rating is. Most likely, its at least 6-ply rated/2-ply construction which should work fine. According to the Kumho-Euro website, they have a load index of 100. The PowerGuard AT's don't show up on the KumhoUSA website, but Kumho does offer the offroad RoadVenture AT with 215/75 section width/aspect ratio in 14 and 15" sizes, each with a 100 L.I. (http://www.kumhousa.com/pages/ltr/825.htm). Good luck, Tim --- Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> wrote: SNIP > > P.S. My 195 15's are : > > KUMHO (Korea) > 195 R15 1005 Powerguard AT > 1764 Lbs 44 PSI Max > > Do you think they are rated sufficiently? > They were quite inexpensive and look strong with > little apparent tyrewall > flex > I've driven the van at an AUW of about 2.5 tons and > the steering got > heavier, > of course, but they didn't look like they were > suffering. > > Clive > '88 Syncro > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:59 AM > Subject: Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project > > > > Clive, where are you finding 15" tires in 195 > widths that have a > > sufficient load rating for Vanagon Campers? > > > > As for the quest for robust 205/70/14 tires here > in NA, that is the > > stock original size many of our Vanagons came > with. > >
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