On the alloys on my '88 Tintop GL I'm running a General Altimax RT
205/70-14. It's a heavy duty passenger car tire. On the tintop that
works fine - but wouldn't recommend it for Westy's.

John

On 1/7/2013 9:11 AM, Harold Teer wrote:
> Is anyone using the Carat alloy with 195R14 tires and if so, what is your
> experience with them?
>
> I presently have the Hankook RA08 185R14 mounted on the alloys and am
> either going to replace with the same tire in the same size or the same
> tire in 195R14 and am looking for real life experience pros and cons.
>
> Every tire I have had on the van to this point has had an OD of 25.6 but
> the 195R14 would increase that to 26.3.  I do realize the larger OD
> changes the accuracy of the speedometer but that does not bother me.  Also
> the Tread Width would increase from 5.1 to 5.5    One advantage I see for
> the 195R14 is that the Tread Depth increases to 12.5 from 11.5.
>
> We have a Westy with the original 2.1 engine and use the van for long trips.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harold
>
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> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy
> Harrisonburg, VA
>