>What tires are best for '87 Vanagon Westy ?  There are LT's on it now
>which the PO had put on and they will need-a-changing soooon.  I was
>thinking to go with a good passenger car tire to keep the road noise down.
>But, maybe they are not strong enough ?  Are LT's neccessary ?  Any and
>all advice welcome.   PS.  I'm still looking for a used but not abused,
>original side tent for a Westfalia and an original hubcap.  Oh no not the
>hubcap story again ! {:-)

My Westy had passenger tires on it when I 'inherited' it.  What a disaster.
The van had a terrible understeer, it swayed, and generally felt really
shaky.  I put a set of Michelin LTX on it, and it now steers well, and turns
easily in parking lots.  The swaying has decreased so much I no longer worry
about the shocks.  I haven't noticed any change in the road noise.  I'll
never use passenger tires again.

Michael
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Michael J. Rensing, Ph.D.                   michael@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca
Ahlea Systems Corp.                             ahleatst@dataflux.bc.ca