Pardon me Volks,  but my XCA's are load range "D" rather than "C". I
miss-spoke myself. All the other specs' I gave are correct.

Regards,,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

John Rodgers wrote:

> When I bought both of my vans - first a 1985 GL then later a 1988 GL,
> both had passenger car tires. Both vehicles were as squirrely on the
> road as a tailess kite on a windy day. I bought Michelin MXT's with the
> stiff sidewalls for them both and I can't even describe the improvement
> in handling. Today - with the demise of the MXT, I run Michelin XCA
> 205-75R14  Load Range C 8 ply tires. Rated for 65 psi. I run 55 psi in
> the tires for best tire wear under the loads I put in it. These are
> truck tires, from Michelins commercial tire line. The tread is not
> agressive, and on wet pavement uder some circumstances the driving wheel
> on the ground will slip. It is not a problem for me. I'm aware of it,
> and drive accordingly.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
>
>> --- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote:
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>>
>>> Your Vanagon is a car, Larry.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> My testimonial is that when I bought my 91 syncro westy, it had
>> passenger tyres on it.  The was
>> very squirmy on the road, especially corners and cross winds.  When I
>> switched to LT tyres, it
>> handled much better, to the point that when my PO mechanic drove it,
>> he thought that I'd re-done
>> the suspension and added anti-sway bars.  LT tires made a big,
>> positive difference in my (and
>> larry's ?) 5,000 lbs syncro westy.  Malcolm (Halifax)
>>
>>
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