Date:         Sun, 1 May 2016 22:13:02 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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        Since My Post Only Made Reference to SideWall Height & Stiffness, Not Load/Weight Recommendations & they 

are Both Independent Spec's (1 Does Not Require the Other), I thought that it would be Intuitively Obvious To The

Most Casual Observer that I was Making Reference to SideWall Stiffness, Not Load/Weight Recommendations, but I

Apparently Thought Wrong ~ So Again to Be Clear For You Ron ~ My Point Was -->> 

        >>  As SideWall Height is Reduced the Need for Stiff SideWalls Also Reduces  <<


On 1 May , 2016, at 7:46 PM, The Bus Depot wrote:

>> Very Possibly the Only Reason that VW applied the Tire Spec's
>> that they did to the Vanagon, was due to the Small Wheel Diameter
> 
> 
> Not so.  Modern day VW vans (Eurovans in the U.S., and T5's in Europe) also
> require extra-load tires (load index 100, which is 1674 lbs.) even though
> they are factory equipped with 16" wheels and have a similar curb weight to
> a Vanagon (within 750 lbs.).
> 
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com