I have the Vrede Transport Steel on our 91 Carat and they are excellent.
Handling in a high cross wind is for all practical purposes almost the same
in the in the Vanagon as in my Jetta or Saab SPG - really.  Wet wx - I have
no complaints - dunno about snow or slush though.  They'll handle up to 65
PSI, put I run them at the rating VW has for these sized tires, which I
believe is 30 PSI up front and 40 PSI in back  Though I've wondered if this
is the correct pressure too.

Hope this helps.

bem the stem

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leon Korkin" <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: Tires again: Are there any 205/70R14 LT tires on the market?

> What exactly is "reinforced wall" ?
> Vredestein has 3 tires suitable for Vanagon with better load rating then
Michelin-
> Transport snow, transport steel and comstock. I like "snow"
non-directional and
> grippy looking thread, don't know ply count or pressure. May be 8ply tire.
> There are few listees riding on Vredesteins, could you comment re plys and
pressure?
> TIA
> Leon
>
> 8/17/02 6:23:11 AM, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
>
> >To the best of my knowledge, Michelin was the only company to market the
> >205/70-14 with the 'reinforced" sidewall. Note that it never had an LT
> >rating. My solution has been to go to a 215 or 225/70 and make sure it
> >is rated to be inflated to 44 psi. This will allow the stock tire
> >pressures for the 207/70 reinforced and you get a taller-wider tire at
> >the same time.
> >
> >Dennis
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> >Of Chris Earl
> >Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 1:31 AM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Tires again: Are there any 205/70R14 LT tires on the market?
> >
> >To put the question from a recent post another way: My 87 Westfalia has
> >Michelin 205/70R14 tires on 14 inch alloy wheels. Searches on the
> >various
> >tire sites shows a few in this size but all appear to be auto tires, not
> >light truck tires with reinforced sidewalls. Does anyone know of
> >available
> >brands? Retail sources?
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >