Those particular tires are not standard passenger car tires. They are what belongs and replaces the OEM fitment. Check the 98 Load index. A normal tire that size is 92 or 93 with just a few that are 95. Dennis Sent from my Windows Phone -----Original Message----- From: Dale Ward Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:25 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Tire vendors
> I was all set to go with the Generals until I read this. Check out the > pictures. > > _http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp_ > (http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp) > > > Dale Ward > Shrewsbury MA > Sometime LiMBO Club House Keeper > > > > > > > In a message dated 12/4/2010 8:34:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Altimax+R > T&partnum=07TR4AMAXRTXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes > > As of now this is THE tire to get for stock size with proper load > capacity. > While it does not particularly excel in any one characteristic it is a very > good all purpose tire that meets the Vanagon's requirements. The price is > also right. This is the perfect replacement for the original tires as > supplied on the alloy wheels at 1/2 the price of those Michelins when they > were available. > > Dennis |
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