Dennis, my new Altimax tires are marked 205-70/14 RT 98C.  Would the
98-C be the load rating??

John

On 3/18/2014 8:10 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> As other have mentioned this tire is not suitable for the Vanagon. Tire Rack
> will probably decline the sale. They are familiar with the Vanagon
> application. For a non XL or LT tire they have allowed me to use 215/70-14
> with an acknowledgment to maintain pressure at 42 psi. The original
> 205/70-14 tire was load index 97, 1,580 pounds @ 40 psi.  The General
> Altimax and the tires I mentioned last week meet those specs at even better
> pricing.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jack R
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
>
> Tires are good for about 10 years... give or take, depending on storage.
>
> I'd opt for fresh tires.  My current 185/R14 D Yoko's are not very smooth on
> the road, and 7 years old.
>
> Tossup between going to the GW 16" or just replacing the 14" with the tires
> below.
>
> Anyone try these from the Tire Rack... after rebate, seems like a great
> deal.
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Defender
> &partnum=07TR4DEF
>
> Load rating should be enough, pressure good to 44 psi.
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> JRodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:41 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
>
> Well, I've been planning an upgrade to 15 or 16 inch wheels and tires for my
> Carat restoration - but my main priority is getting the thing on the road -
> not so much having the bigger wheels ad tires - but I was going to go for it
> - in part because it's getting to be a hassle to get the 14 inch tires in my
> area without having to ship them in, paying freight in addittion the tires,
> and ultimately having to pay someone $20 or so to mount each one.
>
> Well - yesterday I learned I could still get my fav tire - the General
> Altimax RT 98C in a 205-70/R14. So, I opted to get one more set and wait
> until the next round of tires to upgrade to a larger size. Given I'm
> dropping a bundle to get the engine and tranny working, plus some other
> stuff, I ordered the tires. I just picked them up. Installed, mounted and
> balanced -total cost of a set of 5 (4 on the road and one spare) included -
> taxes and all - $430.00. or $81/ea, I could not beat that with a stick
> anywhere.
>
> Hip! Hip! Huzzah!!   Dennis Haynes for putting me onto the General
> Altimax in the first place!!
>
> And one more thing about Dennis!
>
> I have a Dennis Haynes receiver hitch on my '88 GL - and that thing makes
> one heck of a fine jacking point for getting the rear end up off the ground
> with one Jack.
>
> Careful there Dennis - let;s not get the bighead over this.
>
> But seriously  - it worked great for that purpose.
>
> Happy Motoring Everyone,
>
> John
>