Ditto Jims thoughts The MXT's are sweet. Tires are one place I would NEVER skimp on, on any car especially a Vanagon Mike 87 Wolf W/E Jim Davis wrote: > In a message dated 98-10-03 07:03:38 EDT, Bryan wrote: > > > Any reason not to put the two Winston's on instead of the > > twice-the-price Goodyears? > > Yes. The safety of you and your passengers. Your Vanagon ('87 Westy) likely > weighs about 4400 lbs. Add passengers and some cargo and you're up to > 4,900-5,100 lbs or so. That's about 1250 lbs/tire if your are perfectly > weighted, which you're not. You're left/rear tire probably carries around > 1350 with this load. Using "P" rated passenger car tires on a vehicle like > the Vanagon, their load rating must be reduced by 10%. This means that you > would be right at the very limit with a passenger car tire rated at 1500 lbs. > I'd make certain that that was the very minumum tire load rating you settled > with. I believe the best tire for the application is the Michelin MXT size > P205/70-R14. Around $85 to $110 each. They're admittedly pretty expensive, > but come with peace of mind. Three areas I would not try to find the least > expensive parts are tires, brkes, and fuel systems. > > Good luck, > Jim Davis |
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