Date:         Tue, 18 Jun 1996 10:54:28 +1200
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         william.warburton/OU=tritec@dsw.govt.nz
Subject:      Re: These could be the tires (Retry)

Hi volks,
> > 	185/70R-14 are NOT the correct size for a Type II vehicle they
> > are almost an 1" & 1/2" too small!!!
> > 	Price doesn't matter.. get the right size...  185R-14 or
> > 195/75R-14 or 205/70R-14....
> hmmm, i'm getting different info from different folks...i was told 75
> would be too big...what do you mean by 185r-14....would 185/80r14 work?
> should i go to 195...now i'm getting confused.

 185/70R-14 are right for EVs, I think. Didn't later model vanagons use 
/70 profile tyres
as well? "Price doesn't matter" seems a bit sweeping to me...:-)
 185R14 is the standard size for most type IIs, from the transition to 
14" wheels right
through 'till at least the mid-eighties.
 185R14 and 185/80R14 are the same thing (80% is the "normal" profile). 
195R14 is a
VW approved alternative. 185/75 is close enough to work fine.
195/75 and 205/70 will also fit, so will 205/75, of course, if anyone 
makes 'em.
 I would support the general approval of "reinforced" or similar 
heavier duty tyres
for busses: My '68 has 185R14 car tyres on it at the moment and it 
rolls noticeably
more than my '71 with 195R14 8-plys did!
  Incidentally, anyone have any thoughts on "performance" tyres for 
busses-My recent
experience with the dramatic difference in handling between my two 1600 campers
suggests that if & when I get round to building myself a Porsche 
engined bus  it would
be absolutely essential to have appropriate tyres on it. What would work well?
I was thinking that something designed for a big car like a Mercedes or 
a Jaguar
might be good, since they are powerful & heavy.

Cheers,
	W.