Oh, you are indeed a brave soul restarting the dreaded tire thread...

I do want to say that I thought you did a great job outlining the issues for tires - its nice to see facts rather than just annectdotal testemonial. (e.g. I've run load index 20 tires on my van for tweny years and never had a problem...)

One thing I would be interested in hearing is from people with 15" alloys on their Vanagons - what tire do you run?
I'm also interested in people who run BFG TA tires on 15" rims and what their experiences are.

Todd
'88 Westy

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> > Seemed like it's time for tire talk here on the Vanagon list,
> > actually there was a discussion going on on the wetwesties
> > list and this list seemed a better place for it.
> >
> > My Vanagon weighted 3020 pounds the last time I left the
> > dump, that's me and the van as I drive it.
> > For me good tires need to be round, hold air, have tread, fit
> > the wheels I have, not rub and be affordable.
> >
> > That statement ought to be enough to get the discussion started.
>
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