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• FS P205/70R14 tires in Kansas
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:03:09 -0600
  ...P205/70R14 Triathlon Touring GX Patriot Tread 2 ply steel + 2 ply polyester Sidewall 2 ply polyester Max load (1433lbs.) at 35 psi max...
• Re: H&R Springs
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:15:17 -0700
  ...Anyway, it rides like the proverbial buckcart, but puts the handling on par with BMWs. <g> I have not driven my Westy fully loaded...
• Re: ?Brighter Turn Signals?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:31:31 +1300
  ...One which isn't load-sensitive. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW...
• Re: Door electrics problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:13:17 EST
  ...fuse WITH THE CIRCUIT LOADED. Or start at the supply side of the fuse and go towards the motor. Loaded down, nearly all of...
• Re: Inexpensive tires in the proper load range
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Mar 2014 10:39:33 -0400
  ...With a load rating of 98 H extra load, and suitable weight specs. They were just $43 each and were here (near the Salton...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:22:08 -0500
  ...bulley also wrote It is only when the driver places an exceptional load on the engine (full throttle under heavy load), while keeping the...
• Re: Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:45:22 EST
  ...This requires operation at that rpm, full throttle and gearing for maximum load. For any given engine rpm and extraction load, there is a...
• Re: 16 inch Tire Question (Sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:23:44 -0500
  ...The load rating is fine >for a Vanagon (actually, more than is needed). For use on a Vanagon, a >passenger car tire must be...
• Re: Weight Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:40:14 +1300
  >Ever pull up next to a empty 18 wheeler at a stoplight? >They still don't accelerate or stop very fast empty or loaded...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:28:12 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=346550 Looks like BFGoodrich 205 70r14, max load 1433, max pressure 35lbs. It seems one...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 17:55:03 -0400
  ...Hakkapelitta R2 (non studded) & Hakkapelitta 7 & 8 (studded) 175/65R14 - 1170lb max load 185/65R14 - 1300lb max load 185/70R14 - 1390lb max load Hakkapelitta...
• Re: Wheel Load Rating
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 13 May 2010 20:07:40 -0500
  ...of discussion about the correct load rating of >tires for our Vanagons, but what about the correct load capacity for the >wheels themselves? I...
• Re: vehicle weight/tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:00:11 -0400
  Tire size alone does not determine capacity, but the size/load ratings are standardized. The load rating is also stamped on the tire side...
• On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:26:15 -0700
  ...My conclusion is that the engine under a load presents the cooling system with more heat than it can get rid of and this...
• Re: 91 GL Tires-Again
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 26 May 2008 18:44:26 -0400
  ...The factory reinforced 205/70-14 was load index 97 so > this is still a compromise. Yo also need to make sure it is...
• Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list - Jim-2 Davis
  Thu, 12 Sep 96 08:43:00 -0800
  Chris writes about A/C in wasserboxers: >Does it really put that much of a load on the engine? How long does it take...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:54:13 -0500
  ...This would only 1/2" taller than stock with an increase in load capacity unless the 205's you were getting were of a...
• Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:58:26 -0700
  ...5) Of course the cable between the alternator and any of its loads has to be able to carry the current required for that...
• Subject: EV tire replacement
  Historical mailing list - M=
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:16:41 -0400
  ...The load index is VERY IMPORTANT. The speed index less so (unless you routinely drive very fast for long periods). A tire marked 95S...
• t-i-r-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 10:57:00 +0000
  >ANY tire designed for a really heavy car would be suitable loadingwise for >a Vanagon. Mercedes S-Class (which these days run low-profiles...
• Re: Damn has this list gotten ugly lately...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:30:43 -0700
  ...Mike On 4/23/04 5:50 PM, "Aristotle Sagan" <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Why would you want fully loaded tires on your...
• Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 May 2005 12:22:19 -0400
  ...On my '85 I did essentially what Loren describes except the fuses where I ran wires from the aux battery to the load side...
• '90 Westie FS
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 12:53:13 -0700
  One more from the San Francisco Bay Area: > > VW '90 Westfalia Loaded, exc cond. $17,500 510-569-0397 > Automotive Vans--New Ad! Cris.
• Re: Tire (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 02:03:30 -0500
  27x8.5 14C may be too big - gearing/power/acceleration Yokohama Y370 load range D - Great tire!!!! wears well, fairly quiet, good grip. JoE
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:58:08 -0400
  Two Goats in our (former) '72 Bus-not a Westy Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85 Westy, "S-CAPE"
• Friday funny
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:49:19 -0400
  http://www.flowgo.com/funpages/view.cfm/6019 http://www.jibjab.com/ Click on "this land" The down load time is worht the wait...
• Re: Tire Pressure - Hankook RA08 185R14C
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:53:28 -0400
  ...Also note the XL and especially truck type tires need higher pressures than equivalent size car tires to carry a given load to compensate...
• Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:54:40 -0800
  ...You could put 300lb springs LF/RR and 1000lb ers RF/LR...and still not even up the actual tire load if the ride...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:24:56 -0800
  ...mainly it's about load rating and stiffness. Just look at the max load for single tire..and the psi . a D tire might...
• Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 08:57:13 -0700
  ...I can load my 12 foot kayak inside the van, but have to remove > the front seat to be able to close and lock...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:41:54 -0600
  I've put a a good 300 lbs on two load bars with the high rise towers and had no problem. Did it many...
• Re: What limits how much weight I can tow?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 12:02:50 +0100
  ...Vanagon Syncro are allowed to tow 2500kg, if load on rear axle exceeds 1000kg. >The only problem I had was stopping >( needed 30 to...
• Michelin XT LT4s for 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:00:47 GMT
  ...For a camper, you need LT tires 'D' load range - don't get anything with a 'P' in front of the size (passenger tires...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 06:20:17 -0800
  ...Matthew Bulley" wrote: > It is only when the driver places an exceptional load on the engine > (full throttle under heavy load), while keeping the...
• Re: Fridges and angels
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:33:04 -0800
  ...My fridge works just fine, but I'd like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state units have come along...
• Re: xca michelin
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:27:24 +0000
  ...But I drive mostly with no load or very lightly loaded mostly on > dry pavement in relatively flat land. . Put a load in the...
• Good Idea...Bad idea.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 09 Jun 1995 14:17:45 +0600
  ...T4 engines, and maybe we could have a loaded class where the busses were loaded to some weight like say, 1000 pounds. I don...
• Re: Tire thread - my mechanic disagrees
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:02:42 -0700
  ...You must have tires rated for the load to be safe. Most people seem to be focused on good looking tires, or aggressive tread...
• Kumho Road Venture T-i-r-e
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:56:18 GMT
  ...Dreaded Tire Thread > > Has anyone tried the Kumho Road Venture AT tire? > > They have a P215/75R14 with a load rating of 98 > 26...
• White-wall Tires for modern vans?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Fri, 21 May 2004 19:31:16 -0700
  ...wall tires in radials up to 16", hopefully in higher load range, like load range-D...yeah fat chance:)....the company name escapes me...
• Re: GAWR vs AAW
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 07:38:38 -0800
  ...Have the van fully loaded with the usual passengers, dogs, cats (sorry Stan), spares, fuel, water, extra joker in the poker. Front axle weight...
• Re: NAPA Load levelers coil-over springs for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:45:32 -0700
  ...470&LineCode= > NS&PartNumber=58595&Description=Shock+Absorber+-+Sensa-Trac%2c+Load+Adjuster > +-+Rear > > I was looking for this last year fort some extra...
• Re: Has anyone had any experience with these tires? Mastercraft Courser LTR LT195/75R14
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 May 2016 13:08:34 -0700
  ...The load index is shown as 93, very low for a Vanagon. The tire size is listed as 195/70R14 C, and it is...
• Re: [WetWesties] Crazy Idea On Mismatched Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 08:12:30 -0600
  ...With a load >> index of 96 it is a marginal fitment especially for a loaded camper. >> The higher speed rating does help as long...
• Re: Belt squeal question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:30:36 -0800
  Often the load from cranking the engine will make the belt squeal for a bit if the belt is a tad loose. Till the...
• Re: Lightening the load
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:58:55 -0700
  ...I helped a customer load one onto his SUV about an hour ago, this is just a WAG, but I doubt it weighed more...
• Re: Trickle Chargers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:56:01 -0600
  ...They will not charge a bettery that is down > or has a working load on it. I've tried to use one to maintain...
• Pre-Load Prologue
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 01:43:35 -0700
  ...They explain (with some authority) what I was trying to explain, and what pre-load adjustment can do for your suspension. (The dampening adjustments...
• Tire Recomendation for Jack's 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 23:49:49 -0700
  ...for the rear , get 185 R14 C's in D load rating ( 8PR ) which most of them are. at Les Schwab they sell it...
• Re: Tire Pressure Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:10:48 -0500
  ...The rear tires are marked 195 R14 C load range D max cold pressure 65psi. I will air them up to spec with the...
• Re: interesting looking kayak loader
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:19:31 -0500
  ...I’d like to carry it on the top of the van, but I don’t think I could handle the loading/ unloading sequence...
• Re: Vanagon needs new tires
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 13:25:42 -0500 (EST)
  ...50 lbs Load index: 1709/wheel-tire @ 118 MPH 280 AB: A wet traction rating, B temp rating $91/tire + shipping + 388.28 for...
• '83.5 Westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 08:09:15 -0500
  ...That has a new exhaust (including cat) and 4 new 185R-14 D load range (102/100C load index) tires I'll need to...
• Yipppeeee! I'm outta here!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 07:53:13 -0700
  ...Got the house sitter loaded with instructions on what to water. It's off to the Sierra's I go! Yippeee, see y'all...
• TireRack tire search tip
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 7 May 2007 15:16:33 -0400
  ...If you search by tire size and want to limit your results to only Load Range C or higher tires, there's no way...
• Re: Rear top loading cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Jan 2015 00:38:56 -0500
  C'mon, disco, I'm sure you've spotted those curtain retainers by now. They work great, no fuss, no extra bits. :-) Karl
• Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Jim McGuckin
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:07:49 -0400
  ...Is that a 215/60r15 load range C? Sent from MAC's iPhone
• Re: [F] Flying pigs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:54:53 -0500
  >Here is a better shot of the infamous PIG >http://www.aibf.org/gallery/shapes/MissPenny.htm She's perfect! Load her up! Chris.
• Re: biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 30 May 2005 08:20:36 -0500
  Try Culver's Chedder Melt Burger's, while your loading up on the Bio oil burner juice. Yummy. ( The Burger's not the used...
• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:12:12 -0400
  I wasn't able to locate the load-inflation table for that specific tire but that size regardless of the C or D rating...