Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:37:04 -0700
Reply-To: "SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: "SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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Subject: Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
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ditto ..
all the 14 inch tires I have seen with either C or D load rating have
had max cold pressures of 55 or 65 psi..repsectively.
I don't think you are in 'real danger' actually.
and it would really be neat if list members could drive various vanagons
with various tires on them,
to feel the difference..
and The Difference in how vanagons ride and handle can be VAST.
Members who own and operate a couple or more vanagons have an idea wut
ah'm talkin' 'bout.
Some vanagons are desperately understeering pigs.
Some ride way too harshly in the front due to D load tires there.
some 'change direction on pumps' way too easily due not having proper
front-rear tire pressure ratios,
and so on.
On 3/18/2014 4:22 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
> Those tires are not for a Vanagon.
>
> Passenger tire, 93 rating for the sidewall. Not safe.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jack R
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
>
> Tires are good for about 10 years... give or take, depending on storage.
>
> I'd opt for fresh tires. My current 185/R14 D Yoko's are not very smooth on
> the road, and 7 years old.
>
> Tossup between going to the GW 16" or just replacing the 14" with the tires
> below.
>
> Anyone try these from the Tire Rack... after rebate, seems like a great
> deal.
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Defender
> &partnum=07TR4DEF
>
> Load rating should be enough, pressure good to 44 psi.
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> JRodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:41 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
>
> Well, I've been planning an upgrade to 15 or 16 inch wheels and tires for my
> Carat restoration - but my main priority is getting the thing on the road -
> not so much having the bigger wheels ad tires - but I was going to go for it
> - in part because it's getting to be a hassle to get the 14 inch tires in my
> area without having to ship them in, paying freight in addittion the tires,
> and ultimately having to pay someone $20 or so to mount each one.
>
> Well - yesterday I learned I could still get my fav tire - the General
> Altimax RT 98C in a 205-70/R14. So, I opted to get one more set and wait
> until the next round of tires to upgrade to a larger size. Given I'm
> dropping a bundle to get the engine and tranny working, plus some other
> stuff, I ordered the tires. I just picked them up. Installed, mounted and
> balanced -total cost of a set of 5 (4 on the road and one spare) included -
> taxes and all - $430.00. or $81/ea, I could not beat that with a stick
> anywhere.
>
> Hip! Hip! Huzzah!! Dennis Haynes for putting me onto the General
> Altimax in the first place!!
>
> And one more thing about Dennis!
>
> I have a Dennis Haynes receiver hitch on my '88 GL - and that thing makes
> one heck of a fine jacking point for getting the rear end up off the ground
> with one Jack.
>
> Careful there Dennis - let;s not get the bighead over this.
>
> But seriously - it worked great for that purpose.
>
> Happy Motoring Everyone,
>
> John
>
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