Thanks for your replies. I'm not willing to change my wheels, I
*​NEED*

​(not want) ​
new tires, and w
​ould like
 to make sure I'm getting the right ones for my Westy. I read all the
material you sent me. Some of the tires that were suggested are unavailable
​, or would require additional modifications in order to fit properly​
.  That's why I chose the Hancook RA08 in 185
​
-14
​, but when I called Bela to ask if he did wheel alignments, he suggested
the 205 tires that he has on his own Westy, which is the same as my Westy.
​Patti
90 Westy Automatic​
Los Angeles

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On Monday, April 20, 2015, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> The 205/70/14 is slightly smaller diameter. That means if you rely on
> the speedo and odometer the same as before you will be traveling a
> little slower than before without knowing it, thus getting better
> mileage, plus the odometer will record a few more miles per tank over
> the same actual distance. Combined these 2 effects could add up to maybe
> a seeming 1/2 mpg "better" but really not.
>
> If you have stock alloys I would strongly consider the 205 if the Load
> Index was sufficient. Uh oh, tire thread danger.
>
> Mark
>
> PB wrote:
>
>> I'm about to buy Hancook tires for my van.  From this forum, I figured
>> that
>> I would need Hancook RA08, 185R14, but my VW mechanic (Bela) told me he
>> has
>> 205 70 14 on his Westy, which is the same as Westy.  He said that the 205
>> would give better handling and better mileage.
>>
>> What do you think?
>> Patti
>> 90 Westy Automatic
>> Los Angeles
>>
>>