many quality tire  shops are reluctant to put regular passenger tires
on a load rated vehicle.  check the tire plate on your  van and see if
it has a weight rating.  All  westies do and i beleive the base vanagon
also does.  the not being reinforced  load rated  tires is what they
are being cautious about.  A standard P tire is not a good safe
selection.  you want at least a load range C tire on the vanagons.
jimt
On Tuesday, September 17, 2002, at 10:22 PM, John McLean wrote:
> Don't put standard radial car tires on any Vanagon
> John McLean   87  Vanagon  GL
>   My VW mechanics (and I trust these people) told me that most owners
> they deal with use 205/75-14. I went to a tire shop and the people
> there weren't comfortable putting the 205 tires on because they are
> not original-sized and reinforced. The tires I have currently are
> 205/70-14.
>   I am little confused as to what I should use and just want to know
> what people have (if you have original wheels and rims) for their
> vans, and if any 205/75-14 tires can be used without sacrificing
> safety.