The good: That tire is not a p rated tire, it does not get de-rated. A
6" wheel is appropriate.

The bad: It is only a "185" width tire which will reduce overall and wet
weather traction as compared to a "205". It is also worthless in the
snow.

Suggestion: Go to a 215 or 225/70 rated for 44psi inflation pressure.
These are now becoming commonly available. The larger diameter will also
help to reduce the 4% odometer error.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Rodney Woten
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 2:57 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 185 tires on alloy wheels

Is anyone out there using 185 width tires on the stock alloy wheels????
I have not been able to find a 205 tire that meets our Westy's
requirements.  Specifically, the tire I'm looking at is a Yokohama Y356
185/0r14, D load range, 1850# cap. (minus 10%, since it's a passenger
tire yields 1665#), 101 load rating.  Is anyone else using these on the
alloy wheels.  I'm just a little nervous about putting the narrower
tires on these wheels and need a little reassurance from the list.

TIA!!!!
Rod Woten
'87 Westy
Des Moines, Iowa