My Stupid Mistake:

I meant to write: 61's in 195 70 R 15....

>From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>
>So I guess if I want M+S on a 15 inch wheel I could go with the 61's in 195
>75 R 15.... would there be any problem with that???
>
>
>>From: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
>>Reply-To: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Re: Agilis 51 205/65 R 15 100T
>>Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:46:42 -0500
>>
>>Don't rush out today Mark. Another listee p-mailed me this link:
>>http://www.michelin.com/us/eng/news/agilis/1.htm. It states that
>>Agilis51's
>>are "for light vans derived from cars (up to 2 tonnes GVW and 190 km/h)"
>>wheras Michelin Agilis 61, 81, 101 and 106 are "for medium-sized and heavy
>>vans (between 2 and 7.5 tonnes GVW and up to 170 km/h)". I don't actually
>>know the weight but wouldn't Pokey be too heavy for the Agilis51s?
>>
>>On the "all season" side they had this to say: "As their "R+W" marking
>>indicates, the Michelin Agilis 41, 51 and 101 are Summer tyres, which
>>perform well on cold, wet and even lightly snow covered surface. The
>>Michelin 61, 81 and 106 come with an "M+S" marking, indicating their
>>excellent traction qualities."
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Chris Gronski
>>Toronto, Ontario,
>>'80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
>>'87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
>>'91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
>>www.vanagon.org
>>www.gronski.com
>>www.nineeleven.org
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 11:51 PM
>>Subject: Agilis 51 205/65 R 15 100T
>>
>>
>> > I'm glad I didn't buy new tires yet. I knew there were Agilis 61, and
>>Agilis
>> > 81. I would have assumed that 51's were below a 61 and therefore subpar
>>for
>> > the Vanagon. I now feel that they are the ideal. Speed ratings come in
>> > A,B,C,D,E,F,G,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,H,V,W,X,Y,Z. Note the placement
>>of
>> > the H. The lowest most passenger get cars is Q. The Agilis 61 and 81
>>are
>> > speed rated at R. The more powerful SA Vanagons (what are they in
>>horsepower
>> > again? 135bhp?) come with tires speed rated at S. The Agilis 51's are
>>speed
>> > rated T.
>> >
>> > Michelins web site states that the speed rating is determines the top
>>speed
>> > that the load rating holds up at. The Agilis is also M+S rated. LTX by
>> > Michelin are too, but their load rating is under spec for the Vanagon,
>>and
>> > you can't get 205 70 R 14, only 195 75 R 14. MTX are the right load
>>rating,
>> > and come in 205 70 R 14 but are not M+S rated (and not anywhere in the
>>web
>> > site, so I guess they're being phased out???).
>> >
>> > Of course to use the Agilis 51's you have to have 15 inch wheels.
>> >
>> > And I just have to ask this: Were there ever 15 inch Carat style
>>wheels?
>> >
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