Hankook, Vredesteins, and Nokian all make tires of the correct spec
for Vanagons that will fit on 14" stock wheels (alloy or steel). You
might not find these at your local tire store, but they are readily
available online from a variety of places.

On Oct 8, 2008, at 8:33 PM, The Bus Depot wrote:

>> The problem is finding any LT tire available anywhere by
>> any manufacturer to fit the stock 14" rims on your '86.
>> Lately, they're not generally available anywhere.....
>
>
> Not so. The same 185R14's used on steel wheels are also within spec
> for use
> on the factory Alloys.  Our Hankook RA08's are extremely popular for
> use on
> the alloy wheels, and highly recommended on the web (here, the Samba,
> Roadhaus, etc.).  I use them myself on my '87 Westy with alloys and
> cannot
> recommend them highly enough.
>
> http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp
>
> - Ron Salmon
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