If that's in fact the case, then that settles it.  I'm just plain stuck with
good ol passenger tires, 'cause I ain't givin' up on the increased handling
of my 16" rims--no suh. You'll get no argument from me that the reinforced
tires are superior to those lacking these attributes, but I'm just not yet
convinced that the dire consequences made quite plain for the mega-tall
sidewall 14" rims is still the case for lower profile tires on larger
diameter rims.  VW's very conservative specs were meant to cover a very very
wide range of possible climate/terrain scenarios on a global scale.  The
fact is, I live in a temperate zone, don't travel far from home and rarely
carry large loads of passengers or cargo any significant distance.  This is
a non-issue, for my circumstances.

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 12:14 PM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com>wrote:

>
> Because if you do want to stick with tires that meet VW safety standards
> for
> Vanagon use, 14" tires that meet those specs are much cheaper than 15" or
> 16" ones that do.  And there at least as wide if not an even wider
> selection. There are relatively few 15" tires that meet Vanagon specs, and
> scarcely any 16" ones.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>

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Casey
'87 300TD
'94 100CSQ Avant
'89 Bluestar