25.6" diameter, same as 185R14.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: OlRivrRat [mailto:OlRivrRat@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 1:48 AM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tire size

        I'm running Yokohama YK520 225/60r15 on the front of my 90Westy & my
Speedo' & Odo' are

right on according to GPS & RoadsideRadar & MileMarker TestRanges

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 15 Mar , 2012, at 10:26 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Fantastic!
>
> You have what you need.
>
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> From: Loren Busch [mailto:starwagen@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:27 PM
> To: Dennis Haynes
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: Tire size
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Dennis Haynes
> <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> A 205/65-15 is really the same diameter as the 185R14s. You have to be
> real careful in this size for adequate capacity. Even an extra load
> (XL) tire in this size only has a load index of 95, (1521 lbs.) before
> de-rating. You should have the LT load range "C" in this or "D" in
> this size. A 215/70-14 would be slightly better as the standard tire
> has a 96 (1554 lbs.) in that size.
>
>
> Dennis, the ones I'm running have a Load Index of 102, way above the
> 96-97 required for our Vanagons.