---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Many Vanagons came with load range "C". My 84 had the Continental TS771 and I have seen this tires used on many years. I still see some of these "originals" in the spare tire trays. Wow! The newest of these would then be 20 years old. What is the industry recommendation -- no older than 6 years? mcneely > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:56 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: New tires > > The stock tire with steel wheels was 185R14 D. The stock tire with alloy wheels was 20570R14 XL. The latter is "reinforced," the former is a truck tire. Pressure specification is lower for the latter tire than for the former. I have never driven a vanagon with the XL tire, only the D. The ride is great for me, but I have always preferred stiff over floating. Really don't like the floating feel of big sedans like my brother drives. mcneely > > ---- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > > The stock tire was a REINFORCED tire. It's not about the size, its about the load rating. > > > > On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Karl Wolz wrote: > > > > > Dennis, > > > > > > Do I understand correctly that you're saying the stock tire size for > > > the Vanagon is not adequate for the standard load? Something > > > doesn't sound right there. > > > > > > Karl Wolz > > > > > > > > > > > > |-----Original Message----- > > > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > > > |On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes > > > |Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:12 AM > > > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > |Subject: Re: New tires > > > | > > > |I wasn't able to locate the load-inflation table for that specific > > > |tire but that size regardless of the C or D rating is only good for > > > |about 1,200 pounds at 40 psi. > > -- > David McNeely > -- David McNeely |
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