They were what the previous owner of my Westy Syncro had mounted on the alloy rims. Good enough (he had them inflated to a preposterous 48 psi which I reduced to 40 psi as soon as I drove it.) I had no problems with them. I've just replaced the wheels with 15" wheels and put 215/75R15's on (same tire just a different size).
On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 03:38 PM, Jeff K wrote: > Okay, I know a few of you are. Any opinions? The tires are rated for > 1515 lbs. Load rating of 95. I know this is just under what vw > recommends, but if the GVWR is on the order of 5000 lbs, shouldn't > this suffice? |
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