If only replacing a pair I would put them on the rear and the old rears up
front. As they are slightly taller with the resulting increased load
capacity they will do well there. Sometimes when a Vanagon is fitted with a
larger tire in the rear it may have a tendency to over steer and I have seen
them become squirrely at highway speeds. Adjusting the Caster angle should
fix this.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Lazy fellow tire size ?

I have a lead on Hankook RAO 8 tires (Tire Crazy) for $98 with free
shipping.  They offer just the 195 r 14 size.  The stock size for my van is
185 r 14.  I like those RAO 8s for the front, I want some more. My "lazy
guy" question is prompted by having poor and frustrating internet access
where I'm currently camping, making finding a readable and understandable
tire size calculator rather tedious using my new phone, one that still often
stumps me.

  My current fronts are old Nokian Hakka Cs  (185 r14s) that are going quite
bald.  I have a remote- country homeward journey pending, couple of thousand
miles in the deserted West. I really shouldn't try it on these worn fronts,
so I'm thinking of having the RAOs , in the available size drop-shipped to a
nearby tire service to be mounted before I Ieave.

  No full "tire thread" needed...just need a rundown of the  consequences of
using the RAO 8 tire in 195r 14 on the front of my 84  5sp tin-top as
opposed to the 185r 14s I have on there now. TIA..