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Subject:Re: 15" wheels - 16" Wheels Now Available!!!
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:20:09 -0500

Interesting. TireRack's search didn't pull up those choices. Still, a
lot less choices in appropriate tires than the 215/75R15 size.

On Mar 17, 2005, at 2:11 PM, Aleksandr Milewski wrote:

> Kim Brennan wrote:
>> Not to discourage folks from buying these wheels (these appear to be
>> Ronal wheels). Ronal shows 215/55R16 tires on Vanagons with their 16"
>> wheels. I could not find a single tire with sufficient load ratings
>> for
>> Vanagons in that size tire. Just a cautionary tale...
>
> Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 and ContiWinterContact TS790 V are available
> with   a 97 load index. (and "Load Range XL" on the Tire rack site,
> whatever that's worth)