Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 1995 20:59:01 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         rickgo@halcyon.com (Rick Gordon)
Subject:      re: Tire recommendations wanted

Make sure you get a load range C or D tire on it. This will make a world of
difference in the handling - there is a lot of weight on these vehicles!
Some people on the list have had luck with
Michelin XZX tires, which apparently have reinforced sidewalls so that
they're at least approaching a C rating. I didn't have a lot of luck
finding them, or many other 14 inch tires with a C rating.  So I got a set
of Dunlop LT tires, range D, 185R75-14. These are basically
commercial-grade tires, no racing slicks here. I previously had 205R670-14
Armstrongs on it, they were very squirrely.
If you need to know more, let me know and I'll go out and look for the
specific numbers.

-rick
>
>My "new" '87 Westy syncro came with chewed up tires which I need to replace
>immediately. Any recommendations? Bad experiences? I'll be doing mostly
>freeway driving, with some logging roads and a trip up the AlCan in the next
>few years.
>
>Mark McCulley
>'87 Westfalia Syncro
>'74 Bus

Rick Gordon
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
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