Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:59:21 -0700
Reply-To: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
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From: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Time for new tires!
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Thanks very much for the info. Tomorrow morning I will contact the local
dealer and ask if he can get the recommended Hancooks. Apparently they're
available from Walmart and Sears, but I'll keep checking to see where else
they can be obtained locally.
Patti
On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
> Hi Patti,
>
> The 185R14 is not an indication of “truck” tire. The load range is. There
> are three ‘acceptable' criteria. All taken individually, of course.
>
> 1. load range 104 is high enough. 95 or 98 really isn’t.
> 2. the suffix XL on the size. 185R14 XL (Extra load.)
> 3. the suffix C on the size. 185R14C (Commercial)
>
> Any of those those the indicators would show suitability for a Vanagon.
>
> The same holds true for the factory optional tire size 205/70R14.
> 205/70R14 is a passenger car tire. 205/70R14 XL is a Vanagon tire.
>
> Larry Chase’s site <http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html> is
> noncommercial. Bus Depot sells tires. (Though Ron is way more accurate than
> one of the other popular Vanagon tire sellers.)
>
> Jim
>
>
> Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
> -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
>
>
> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 6:11 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Both sets of tire guidelines are very helpful. I'm glad to know that I
> > already have the recommended size tires *(**185R14)* on my Westy,
> although
> > they need to be replaced. Is this size, by definition, a TRUCK tire, as
> > opposed to a passenger car tire? And is *185R14* uniform within all
> makes
> > of tires? Is there any variations within this size from maker to maker?
> > *Patti*
> > *90 Westy Automatic*
> > *Los Angeles *
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Jon VO <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Load range & sidewall deflection issues are what comes to mind, given
> the
> >> smallish tire and relatively high weight & loading of the tire. You may
> be
> >> able to go to 195r14's if you can find them. A bit larger all around,
> more
> >> weight capacity but still will fit the spare area, and otherwise be a
> >> slight improvement. Unfortunately, the 195r14 reinforced size seems to
> >> have all but vanished...I believe Hancook still make them.
> >> I am running all-season tires which are a compromise, summer tires wear
> >> longer. Winter tires have much better cold & ice traction.
> >> Jon
> >>
> >>
> >> On 4/17/2015 2:58 PM, PB wrote:
> >>
> >>> Is there anything different about getting new tires for my 90
> >>> Westy automatic? There's a tire dealer I feel comfortable with, not
> far
> >>> from where I live. I've gotten tires for my Jeep there. Their service
> is
> >>> excellent, and I have had no problems with the service or the tires.
> >>>
> >>> My current tires are Michelin 185R 14C. While the tread is fine, they
> are
> >>> cracked all around because I don't have a garage. I probably drive it
> less
> >>> than 5,000 miles/year, and would like to replace them with decent, safe
> >>> tires that would be less expensive then Michelins.
> >>>
> >>> Is there anything special about Vanagon tires that I should know
> about? (I
> >>> am not considering used tires or retreads.)
> >>>
> >>> Thanks.
> >>> Patti
> >>>
> >>> 90 Westy automatic
> >>> Los Angeles, California
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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