A 205/65-15 is really the same diameter as the 185R14s. You have to be real careful in this size for adequate capacity. Even an extra load (XL) tire in this size only has a load index of 95, (1521 lbs.) before de-rating. You should have the LT load range "C" in this or "D" in this size. A 215/70-14 would be slightly better as the standard tire has a 96 (1554 lbs.) in that size. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Loren Busch Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:50 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Tire size On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Jim McGuckin <teammcguck@gmail.com> wrote: > Best tire size for road and to keep speedo right in a 15". Is that a > 215/60r15 load range C? > I'm mounted 205/65R15's in January and the speedo stayed right where it had been with the 185R14s I took off, 2% off, reads just under 2 MPH low at a true 60 MPH. |
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