There are some re-inforced sidewall tires made in
the 215-70R14 size that have a large enough load
rating to support the GVWR of a 2WD Vanagon. The
sidewall will be marked '2-ply' construction vise
the single ply sidewalls on most passenger car
tires and the max inflation pressure will be
44psi.

I found that most tire dealers don't have this
specific information unless they read it directly
off of the sidewall, so I ended up dealing
directly with the manufacturers tech support
departments to find out what the sidewall
ply-ratings and load ratings were for their
tires..

I used Kumhos RoadVenture ST's and have put
almost 50k on this set and will buy another set
before I get 60k on these. They ride smoothly,
handle and stop my camper very well.

Good luck

Tim

--- Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Ok, I know this is an on-going thread...I've
> looked up the archives and at
> the tire list on vanagon.com..but can't come up
> with answers. The tire list
> on vanagon.com is woefully out of date, and it
> seems much of the discussion
> over the past few months centers around 185x14
> tires..
>
> Here's my dilema...need to put a set of tires
> on my 87 Westy (heading to
> the Keys right after Christmas). Currently I
> have Michelin MXTs 205-70/14s
> w/43k miles and a decent amount of tread is
> left....however the sidewalls
> are cracked.
>
> MXTs are no longer available, and it seems nor
> are any sort of 205/70 14s
> w/reinforced sidewalls.
>
> I really don't think I want to do 185x14s as
> they seem to be a
> smaller/narrower tire...I want a reinforced
> tire that also handles well on
> a Westy...the MXTs fit the bill perfectly, but
> alas, they are no longer
> available..
>
>
> What is the definitive word on tires, fellow
> listees???
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Ric
>

=====
TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33
Winter Park, Florida
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