> Dennis, your reply confuses me.  The 205/70-14XL that came on the vans was the
> General Alti-Max, iirc.  That tire was barely within spec, and lots of people reported
> problems with it deforming and not having good handling characteristics, at least
> according to threads on the Samba and the Vanagon mailing list.

The one that came on the vans was a Michelin, not the Altimax. 

Ron Salmon
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