The problem is, truck tires are designed to last long (cost-effectiveness for commercial users), not to give good grip or directional stability. No matter what tires you fitted, I don't think it would be possible to get an unevenly-loaded vehicle such as a camper to handle really well, though pbetter tires would certainly make the best go of it; but an unloaded or evenly-loaded Type 2 is quite another matter. The better car tires ARE designed for handling, and ARE available for genuinely heavy cars (heavier than a loaded Type 2). You just have to PAY for them, plus a set of alloy wheels that they will fit... >are you referring to commercial graded tires? i use the vredestien >steels on my vanagon with excellant handling. many LT rated (if that >is what you are referring to) actually are not load rated for a >vanagon. read the sidewalls. >jimt >On Saturday, Oct 5, 2002, at 01:31 America/Denver, Andrew Grebneff >wrote: > >>Vanagons supposedly handle extremely well, but that will be in >>particular with performanvce tires, NOT light-truck tires >>(rim-protectors). |
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