one purchaser wrote in his review of this tire :
"The loudest tires I ever heard. 3 to 4 mpg less than michelins.'

The price is sure down there though, and it's rated 'good' in deep snow and
on ice.
I think that size, 195 R 14 might be a nice 'in between' between 185's and
205/70's.
I like 27 X 8.50's in a 14 inch LT too...........but I'd sure try some 195's
if staying with 14 inch wheels.

I finally just got some 15 inch vanagon wheels so I can mount up a full set
of near new Michilin Aguilles,that I've been saving to use....... 205/65 R
14 C .......
man what tires !!
they're not rated well for snow/ice ( got my Hakipalitta's for that ) but
man are they smooth, and quite, and solid, and strong, and great steering
response.
I wish I'd gotten wheels for them a couple of years ago ........not sure I
want to run  14's anymore on vanagons actually.
its' not just the wheel size, 15 vs 14 of course............but sure seems
to have a lot more stability, and for what these tires cost, they better be
darn good !
Turned my 85 Wolfsburg Weekender into a Ferrari feeling vanagon !
that's a trippy size too..........205/65 R 15.......I chose those for an SVX
Syncro Westy I built for a guy..........because I'd heard they were killer
vanagon tires, and they'll fit the spare tire holder .  Vanagons that had
reinforced 205/70 R 14's have a slightly 'deeper' spare tire
clamshell.......
one of these 205/65 R 15's will fit in one of those, but not in the earlier
clamshell I don't think.  And a 205/70 R 14 might not fit in the early
clamshell either, but they're easy to modify a little , too.
These 205/65 R 15's are slightly lower than a 185 or a 195/75 R 14, but
wider.
it's about the same hight as the 205/70 R 14, but wider a bit.   They made
my Weekender go better, be a LOT smoother, and quieter too.
But winter-useful 195's in a 14 inch sound like a great choice to me too.
scott
turbovans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Mulligan" <mulligan_kevin@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Tire Performance Difference: 185 vs 205

> Looks like this tire from General might fit the load requirements in
> 207/70R14:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6kn28b
>
> (no affiliation, etc.)
>
> - Kevin
>
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