

| Subject: | Re: Tire Quandry |
| From: | Loren Busch |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:32:49 -0700 |
RE: Agilis vs MXT tires First off, there is no longer such a thing as a 'reinforced' tire. The Ply Rating is replaced by the Load Range code. a C rated tire is the equivalent of a 6 Ply Rated tire, what VW specified for the Vanagon. Your Agilis 185R14 is a C rated tire. You can find this info on the sidewall. The Michelin MXT was a great tire on the Vanagon but is now discontinued. I had a virtually new set on my '85 when I totalled it and have always regretted letting them go with the hulk of the Westy when I sold it. I now run Agilis. I have no experience with driving on the MXT's in 205 width except for a test drive on a friends Syncro that was running them. They should be just as good a tire as the Agilis. For more info and to better understand the current methods of tire nomenclature, go here: http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbibles/index.html?menu.html&tyre_bible.html And here: http://www.tiresafety.com/size_class/size_nav4b.htm Hope this helps...
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