I haven't used them personally. I recall hearing good things about
Cooper tires, it is just that they aren't widely available in my neck
of the woods. Yah, looking at those specs, they have very attractive
load ratings.

If I'm remembering correctly a Q rated tire is rated for slightly
higher speeds than an S rated tire (S should be good to 100mph, I
believe Q is 105..) Unless you are falling off a cliff, I doubt that
you'll exceed the speed ratings on an S rated tire in a Vanagon.

I might want to consider the Courser LT in the 195R15 size (Mastercraft
tires) for my Tristar. Reinforced sidewalls, 1764lb max load
capacity...Hmmm

And for that person looking for load range D tires....Check out the
Dean Wildcat H/T (185R14 !)

On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 11:34 PM, Lee Kouns wrote:

> Thanks to all those who answered my last tire question. I think I'm
> leaning toward putting 185s on my steel wheels. It was suggested that
> they will do better in the snow than 205s (other factors being equal,
> of
> course). Do others agee? The specifications on the Cooper tire
> mentioned
> above look impressive to me---including a load rating of 102 (1875
> lbs).
> It has a speed rating of 100Q---is that good? If anyone has used these
> tires, I would really appreciate your comments on them.
> Thanks again for all the help.
> Lee Kouns
> 87 Westy with steel wheels
> 88 Westy with alloy wheels