Date:         Tue, 20 Aug 2002 13:12:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Timothy Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: SURVEY - Tyre widths - mea culpa
Comments: To: Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
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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.
> >


=====
Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

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