You guys have just been lucky.  Engineering is a reasonable science.  The rest of us should pay attention to engineers on such matters.  DMc

---- Dale Ward <MrNegNRG@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Me too, since '85. Right now I've got a pair of $39.95 Futuras from Pep
> Boys and some 92 rated Master Craft snow tires on back. Not that I'd recommend
>  them, but no problems and they're at least eight years old.
>
>
> Dale  Ward
> Shrewsbury MA
> Mr. Negative Energy
> Sometime LiMBO Club House  Keeper
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/5/2010 3:56:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com writes:
>
> Funny that - I've been driving daily  on passenger car tires since 1992,
> many of them rated far below 98T, without  any incidents whatsoever.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 12/5/2010 4:06:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> Funny  that - I've been driving daily on passenger car tires since 1992,
> many
> of  them rated far below 98T, without any incidents whatsoever.
>
> Currently  running Continental ContiTouring CH95 on Dixie and just about to
> bolt up my  Continental ExtremeWinterContact snows.
>
> You don't have to believe  Chicken Little...
>
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Dale Ward  <MrNegNRG@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > I was all set to go with the  Generals until I read this. Check out the
> > pictures.
> >
> >  _http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp_
> >  (http://busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp)
> >
> >
> > Dale   Ward
> > Shrewsbury MA
> > Sometime LiMBO Club House  Keeper
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message  dated 12/4/2010 8:34:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >  d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Altimax+R
> >
> T&partnum=07TR4AMAXRTXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes<http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Altimax+R%0AT&partnum
> =07TR4AMAXRTXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes>
> >
> >  As  of now this is THE tire to get for stock size with proper  load
> > capacity.
> > While it does not particularly excel in any one  characteristic it  is a
> > very
> > good all purpose tire that  meets the Vanagon's requirements. The  price
> is
> > also right. This  is the perfect replacement for the original tires  as
> > supplied on  the alloy wheels at 1/2 the price of those Michelins when
> they
> >  were available.
> >
> >  Dennis
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The  Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent  Beach,  BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

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David McNeely