I'm interested if they stay clear of the suspension under load.  I
bought one van with car tires on it that had grooves worn into the
inner sidewalls because they were mushing over into the suspension
under cornering loads.  I think they were 70 series on stock steel
wheels.  If you get a chance to do some cornering and check the tires
and suspension, let us know.

Edward

At 08:36 PM 1/2/2009, Larry Alofs wrote:
>2WD or syncro?
>Year?
>PS?
>
>Thanks,
>Larry A.
>
>
>On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
>
> > UPS dropped off my new tires (Falken Ziex ZE-912 215/60R16 99H) earlier
> > than they usually deliver, so I had some time today to get them
> > mounted. They fit the 16" TireRack on-sale rims just great, with about
> > 1/2" of clearance from the suspension. No need for spacers. Ride and
> > track well. I got 4 tires for <$300, including shipping, from
> > vulcantire.com. There was a place on the west coast which was cheaper
> > for the tires (onlinetires.com), but shipping made them more expensive
> > for me.
> >
> > I added some pictures to
> > http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/16wheels.html They show the
> > clearance (the suspension was loaded when I took these).
> >