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Date:         Fri, 28 Jul 1995 05:28:01 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         rich@indy.net (Rich Smith)
Subject:      Re: Tire question again

>QUESTION: Can I put passenger tires on it that are 4 ply? Or do I need to get reinforced tires?

Well I put passenger tires on mine before reading the info on the list. They are Goodyear Arivas (205/70R14). They work ok but I would say they feel real squishy compared to the Michilens that were on there before. I have logged about 14,000 miles on them without incident, but would feel better cornering with a tire with a stiffer sidewall, so they will probably get moved over to my Thing if I have the clearance in the front. My recommendation is to go with the light truck rated tires, afterall your vanagon is a light truck (almost 5000 lbs). I will be switching tires before winter.

Rich Smith rich@indy.net '87 Vanagon GL '83 Vanagon GL (kinda redundant) '82 Vanagon (parts Van, Need any?) '81 Rabbit PU '73 Thing (2-tone white & rust) '57 Ragtop Oval (future restoration project)


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