Date:         Mon, 9 Jun 2014 12:19:00 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
Comments: To: James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Yes, LI 95 is the typical value for LT 27x8.5x14 Load Range C 6PR light
truck tires. It used to be a pretty common light truck size but has been
dropped by most tire manufacturers since so few old light trucks remain
out there with 14" wheels still on them. Everybody has switched their
wheels to larger ones. Maxxis and General are about all I am aware of
making that size light truck tire.

Mark

James wrote:
> Well, that's good, because when I googled the sidewall numbers, the
> MAXXIS LT tire that come up was only rated to 95S in the 14" size - you
> had to go to 15" to get a 100 load rated tire.
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>
>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:45:38 -0700
>> From: mdrillock@COX.NET
>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Nah, you are thinking of passenger car tires. Those are LT 27x8.5x14
>> Load Range C 6PR light truck tires. That size has been proven on many
>> vans including hundreds of Syncro Westys over the decades.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> James wrote:
>>> It's beautiful, but those tires shown on it, while shiny, would have to be replaced immediately - if I've read the sidewalls right, they are only load rated 95S.
>>>
>>> Anybody using MAXXIS 14 inch tires who could confirm this?
>>>
>>> James
>>> Ottawa, ON
>>>
>>>>
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