> Dennis, your reply confuses me. The 205/70-14XL that came on the vans was the > General Alti-Max, iirc. That tire was barely within spec, and lots of people reported > problems with it deforming and not having good handling characteristics, at least > according to threads on the Samba and the Vanagon mailing list.
The one that came on the vans was a Michelin, not the Altimax. Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com |
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