Why do you say that tire is not rated for the Vanagon? From 87 to 91 if you purchased a Van with the alloy wheels or even the wide tire-6" wide steel wheel combination you received a set of tires 205/70-14XL, usually the Michelin MXL. The General Altimax and the tires Don purchased meet those specs. For ride and handling this is a huge improvement over many 185/80-14C tires.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 3:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: A tire for 14" vanagons

I doubt if they will as they are not a tire rated for our vehicles.  Sidewall fatigue will be the most likely failure point.

Only time will tell...

Cheers, 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of bernie
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: A tire for 14" vanagons

Well they will be a bargain IF they stand up and perform for the longer term like the RA 08's.
My RA 08's have performed really well and I have just put a new set on.
Last year I drove through several snow storms and two chain up areas with fairly worn set of RA 08's.
I really like the Hankooks and will stick with them.
Maybe GoForm can make a tire in China for half the cost that will do as well but I am a skeptic.
Good luck with them.

Bernie
Vancouver

On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hankooks
> >
> >
> >
> > Excellent value in rubber. I scoffed when they said 80,000 miles but 
> > it looks like they might get there.
> >
> > -- Gnarlie
> >
>
>    My Hankooks got me only about 15k miles, mainly due to a crappy 
> alignment in the front of my van....
>
>   "Excellent Value",,, I guess..... but they are more than twice the 
> price I paid for these GoForms, and I can't tell any difference in the 
> driving feel....I know, you (usually) get what you pay for........but 
> a C-copy of a Korean tire?.... starting to think these may be a bargain..
>
>   I have a pretty good 'feel' for tires having trashed hundreds of 
> them, sometimes two sets per day.... while racing my Porsche 928 
> around various US tracks...and clocking (radar verified) 187mph (on 
> Michelin Pilots) out near Elko on one of those Open Road highway rally events...
>
>    Not intending to start a "tire thread" here....I was pointed to 
> this particular GoForm tire by someone here on the list a while back, 
> but I have never heard anything else about them and I thought I might 
> pass the 'report' along in case anyone else still has 14" wheels and 
> wants to save money and get what I am finding is a good tire.
>