Date:         Sat, 12 Jan 2019 08:40:49 -0800
Reply-To:     vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
Comments: To: Sean Garrett <doit.outdoors@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <1949165764.17485850.1547301798951@mail.yahoo.com>
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Its a rainy day here so why not a fun tire thread.

The short answer is:

If you are using 185R14 tires then YES they must be Load C or more to be
rated to carry the weight.

If you are using a wider and/or taller tire then NO, they don't
necessarily have to be Load C or more to be rated to carry the weight.
Just check you door sticker if you have an 87 or newer van as VW offered
a wider tire option on later vans and these were NOT Load C or higher tires.

It gets to be a complex topic if covered in depth.

Mark



Sean Garrett wrote:
> I have some questions about Grabbers not meeting the C rating (or D).... That extra sidewall reinforcement is important.
> No one replying seems to be concerned about this, or at least talking about it. Did I miss something over the years and are folks OK with this ? Is the 100 rating now OK ?
>
> Just curious, not trying to steal the thread.- Sean G87 Syncro Tin Top, Subie 2.5, 15 inch rims :-)
>
>
>     On Friday, January 11, 2019, 1:00:37 PM MST, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>  I put 42 Front and 46 Rear on my vans.
>
> 50 is too much since the max. on sidewall is 50, if you put 50psi then
> there's no room left for expansion when the tires get hot.
>