Date:         Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:24:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tire Quandry
Comments: cc: Tim Kasher <sade75@EARTHLINK.NET>
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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.
>