Date:         Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:50:06 -0500
Reply-To:     Jaime Forero <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Jaime Forero <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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Subject:      Re: Tire Quandry
Comments: To: Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
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What tire options are there for the 91 vanagon with alloy wheels for a
205/70/14 tire??

jaime
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Snow" <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Tire Quandry


> Michelin Agilis is a great tire for your Vanagon.  It meets all of the
> load requirements and is designed for commercial van usage.  I have two
> sets of them.  Look on the sticker in your driver's door jamb.
> Depending on the year and precise model of your Vanagon, you will see
> different tire specifications.  I'm not going to claim to be a tire
> expert, but I believe you are getting confused over different
> terminology used to describe tires in different markets.  My 1982
> Westfalia sticker lists
>
> 185R14C 6PR
> 185SR14 reinforced
>
> 6PR is six ply rated, a reference to older, bias-ply tire designs that
> existed before load ranges were adopted.  Your tire should be a load
> range C or 6PR.  They mean the same thing.
>
> Reinforced, on the second item, does away with the bias-ply
> compatibility notation and implies that the sidewalls are reinforced, in
> comparison to standard Euro-metric car tires.
>
> The Agilis is load range C or D truck tire.  It does not require
> reinforcement as a passenger car tire would.
>
> Michael Snow
> 1987 Syncro camper
> 1986 GL
> 1982 Westfalia 1.9D
>
>
> Tim Kasher wrote:
> > I have a set of Michelin Agilis on the Van now....everyone says these
are
> > great...but they do not seem to be reinforced tires.  They are 185 wide.
> >
> > I have another set that PO threw in of Michelin MXT that are 205 wide
and
> > reinforced.
> >
> > Which ones would you run?
> >
> > The tread wear seems to be the same.
> >
>