The Altimax in the 205/70-14 XL is no longer manufactured. If you find be
mindful of the production date. Tire-easy.com does have some choices in this
size and load range.

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
ANTONY MARSH
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 3:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tires & Rims in (Western) Canada - Calgary

I also use the same tire. Absolutely great. Never had a challenge at all.
Thanks Dennis.

A set of five 14's will go on my SYNCRO for normal road use when the Reno is
complete and don't yet know what 16's I will put on for swamp jaunts down
here in swamp land.

Keep smiling
Peter Marsh
Naples FL

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> On Apr 18, 2015, at 14:44, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Some time ago, at recommendation of Dennis Haynes, I bought a set of 5
> General Altimax RT 205/70R14 HD. This is a heavy duty passenger
> touring tire. I liked them so well, that since then I have bought sets
> for all my other vehicles. It's a perfectly good tire, even for
> VANAGONS, but there are some caveats.
>
> Tire inflation per VW IS NOT ADEQUATE. On a Vanagon pressure must be
> very near maximum for the tire. Otherwise the van will drive like a
> snake going down the highway.
>
> It's not a winter tire. Stay out of snow..
>
> It's not a rough/back country tire.
>
> Pavement only with the ocassional encounter with a good surface dirt
> road - ocassionally!
>
> It's a perfectly good tire for Vanagon Tintops.
>
> If you check the weight specs,  I think this is an OK tire for
> WESTY'S , DEPENDING on how you have yours loaded.
>
> Syncros - not a good tire under any circumstances.
> Get something else.
>
> Ron Salmon Tire FAQ'S at BUS DEPOT had it exactly right. Failure to
> keep proper inflation is the cause of most tire failures.
>
> Back in the early day's before I knew much about all this, on a trip
> up the ALASKA HIGHWAY, before it was paved, when it was still 1400 odd
> miles of gravel road, I blew out six tires. It was mostly because of
> my own ignorance. I let the tire pressure get low enough that rocks
> would penetrate the side walls. Back then, a radial tire with its side
> wall belly simply wasn't the thing to have on that rocky road. I
> thought muliple spares were a good thing, and my tires were new
> MICHELINS. I might have made it all the way to ANCHORAGE had I
> routinely checked inflation. What I really needed were stiff-side
> walls  - truck tires.  Those rough roads worked those tire so hard
> that they would lose air more rapidly than normal. After that
> experience, I keep a tire gage in  the van and check pressure once a
> week, and after any long run taking more than a tankful of gas. This
> is one time inflation pays off. I learned, and in 1971 again drove the
> highway and never had a single tire problem
>
> I have never had a failure on the ALTIMAX, and if you can live with
> these caveats, it's good tire at a good price. Last set I bought costs me
$65/ea.
> Balanced and installed. My warranty from my favorite little tire shop
> is full tire replacement, no questions asked. But then, I do buy a lot
> of tires, and thus far have never had a claim on one of their tires.
> Though I've never asked, this MUST be a personal thing. Proof is in
> the pudding, however, so to speak.
>
> It's funny - this is  a little hole-in-the-wall tire shop, with an
> endless string of  customers, a great  many of whom are repeats. You
> will initally have to wait in line here. Dumpy little spot, right in
> the middle  of the roughest area of the city, but they must be doing
> something right because their customer line never seems to end,  and they
hustle buns to keep up.
> While waiting  I have seen everything from Grannymobiles to chauffered
> Rolls to major tricked out Pimpmobiles. It's all pretty amazing.
>
> Though there might be a drug connection, I have never observed any
> thing remotely suspicious. Even so, it's still amazing.
>
> John