Yaay!  Looks like my favorite tire
<http://www.americantiredepot.com/tire-details.html?id=27411> place has
them or will be able to order them!  (I hope these are the ones!)
Patti

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 6:59 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks very much for the info.  Tomorrow morning I will contact the local
> dealer and ask if he can get the recommended Hancooks. Apparently they're
> available from Walmart and Sears, but I'll keep checking to see where else
> they can be obtained locally.
> Patti
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Patti,
>>
>> The 185R14 is not an indication of “truck” tire. The load range is.
>> There are three ‘acceptable' criteria. All taken individually, of course.
>>
>> 1. load range 104 is high enough. 95 or 98 really isn’t.
>> 2. the suffix XL on the size. 185R14 XL  (Extra load.)
>> 3. the suffix C on the size. 185R14C (Commercial)
>>
>> Any of those those the indicators would show suitability for a Vanagon.
>>
>> The same holds true for the factory optional tire size 205/70R14.
>> 205/70R14 is a passenger car tire. 205/70R14 XL is a Vanagon tire.
>>
>> Larry Chase’s site <http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html> is
>> noncommercial. Bus Depot sells tires. (Though Ron is way more accurate than
>> one of the other popular Vanagon tire sellers.)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
>> -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
>>
>>
>> > On Apr 17, 2015, at 6:11 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> > Both sets of tire guidelines are very helpful.  I'm glad to know that I
>> > already have the recommended size tires *(**185R14)* on my Westy,
>> although
>> > they need to be replaced.  Is this size, by definition, a TRUCK tire, as
>> > opposed to a passenger car tire?  And is *185R14* uniform within all
>> makes
>> > of tires?  Is there any variations within this size from maker to maker?
>> > *Patti*
>> > *90 Westy Automatic*
>> > *Los Angeles  *
>> >
>> > On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Jon VO <jondvo@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Load range & sidewall deflection issues are what comes to mind, given
>> the
>> >> smallish tire and relatively high weight & loading of the tire. You
>> may be
>> >> able to go to 195r14's if you can find them. A bit larger all around,
>> more
>> >> weight capacity but still will fit the spare area, and otherwise be a
>> >> slight improvement.  Unfortunately, the 195r14 reinforced size seems to
>> >> have all but vanished...I believe Hancook still make them.
>> >> I am running all-season tires which are a compromise, summer tires wear
>> >> longer.  Winter tires have much better cold & ice traction.
>> >> Jon
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 4/17/2015 2:58 PM, PB wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Is there anything different about getting new tires for my 90
>> >>> Westy automatic?  There's a tire dealer I feel comfortable with, not
>> far
>> >>> from where I live. I've gotten tires for my Jeep there. Their service
>> is
>> >>> excellent, and I have had no problems with the service or the tires.
>> >>>
>> >>> My current tires are Michelin 185R 14C.  While the tread is fine,
>> they are
>> >>> cracked all around because I don't have a garage. I probably drive it
>> less
>> >>> than 5,000 miles/year, and would like to replace them with decent,
>> safe
>> >>> tires that would be less expensive then Michelins.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is there anything special about Vanagon tires that I should know
>> about? (I
>> >>> am not considering used tires or retreads.)
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks.
>> >>> Patti
>> >>>
>> >>> 90 Westy automatic
>> >>> Los Angeles, California
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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