Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (October 2005, week 1)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:46:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
In-Reply-To:  <20051003132810.53145.qmail@web30213.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed

Modern passenger car tires may have the carrying capacity to handle the vanagon's weight..Unfortunatley you won't find them in a size that will fit your Vanagon, nor in a pressure capacity for your vanagon (with a few exceptions). For the weight of the vehicle, the Vanagon uses very small wheels.

That's why the suggestion to use LT tires and or go to larger rims.

Otherwise you'll run into the Ford Bronco, Bridgestone tire scenario of too little pressure, to heavy a vehicle and tire blowouts. And you'll only have yourself to blame.


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.