Date:         Mon, 23 Mar 1998 18:49:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Bill <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tire Size? Conclusion?
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Thank you all for your input on this tire size ordeal. It seems that I have
gotten an education along with Sears.

After finding out that I have the wrong size & type of tire on my van. I
went back to Sears, who installed those Goodyear Weatherhandlers about
seven months ago, and discussed with the manager, that those tires were
inappropriate for Vanagons. I also showed him the letter from a Goodyear
rep. stating that those tires were not for Vanagons due to GVWR!

The Sears store is taking back those Weatherhandlers for a full refund,
including mounting and balancing. I will be exchanging those tires for a
set of Michelin LTX 195/75R14 "C" tires.(www.michelin.com) They are 6-ply
rated with a load C range. They can take 1435 lbs. load per tire. The GVWR
on the door of my '85 says 5269 lbs. So I will be safe riding once again.

The handling will improve I'm sure, but not as much as when I replaced the
upper control arm bushings!

Thanks, if it were not for this listserv (newsgroup), I would have probably
never found out that I was endangering me and my family. I would expect
tire stores to know this information! Sears was not the only place with the
wrong tires for the Vanagon.

--Bill
'85 GL