"dela@kawartha.com" wrote:

> 1.  How rigidly should I adhere to the spec'd tire size/rating chart on
> the driver door sticker?  For instance, if the sticker specifies 215/65
> 102H, would it be unsafe to use a tire the same size but rated 95S?  (the
> tire in question, a BF Goodrich T/A, is built with 4 tread and 2 side
> belts)

It would probably be dangerous to install the 95 tires. You see, the 102 or
95 is the load index, and the H or S is the speed index. 95 is too low load
index for the Ev ( I dont know wha tit needs, the Vanagon needs 97)
tirerack.com has explanations, see
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/frames/tiretech_f.html

PerL
87 Syncro 112i