I used mine about 1995.  Got up to hiway speed and brittle chunks started
flying off it.  Bright side was that I was able to make to Amarillo (60
miles @ 30 mph) on about 3/4 of a tire!

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes
|Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 9:30 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: New tires
|
|I recently came across one dated from 1986. Never touched the
|road. I wouldn't want to have to use especially being cooked
|behind the radiator all those years.
|
|Dennis
|
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net]
|Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 5:31 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Dennis Haynes
|Subject: RE: New tires
|
|---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
|> Many Vanagons came with load range "C". My 84 had the
|Continental TS771 and I have seen this tires used on many
|years. I still see some of these "originals" in the spare tire trays.
|
|Wow!  The newest of these would then be 20 years old.  What is
|the industry recommendation -- no older than 6 years?
|
|mcneely
|
|>
|> Dennis
|>
|> -----Original Message-----
|> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
|> Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
|> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:56 AM
|> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|> Subject: Re: New tires
|>
|> The stock tire with steel wheels was 185R14 D.  The stock tire with
|> alloy wheels was 20570R14 XL.  The latter is "reinforced,"
|the former
|> is a truck tire.  Pressure specification is lower for the
|latter tire
|> than for the former.  I have never driven a vanagon with the
|XL tire,
|> only the D.  The ride is great for me, but I have always preferred
|> stiff over floating.  Really don't like the floating feel of big
|> sedans like my brother drives.  mcneely
|>
|> ---- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:
|> > The stock tire was a REINFORCED tire. It's not about the
|size, its about the load rating.
|> >
|> > On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Karl Wolz wrote:
|> >
|> > > Dennis,
|> > >
|> > > Do I understand correctly that you're saying the stock tire size
|> > > for the Vanagon is not adequate for the standard load?
|Something
|> > > doesn't sound right there.
|> > >
|> > > Karl Wolz
|> > >
|> > >
|> > >
|> > > |-----Original Message-----
|> > > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|> > > |On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes
|> > > |Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:12 AM
|> > > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|> > > |Subject: Re: New tires
|> > > |
|> > > |I wasn't able to locate the load-inflation table for that
|> > > |specific tire but that size regardless of the C or D rating is
|> > > |only good for about 1,200 pounds at 40 psi.
|>
|> --
|> David McNeely
|>
|
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|David McNeely
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