You might want to search the archives.  Someone had contacted VWA about this issue 
previously and they provided supporting documents.

--- On Mon, 9 Jun 1997 11:01:21 -0500  NEJAZZ2@aol.com wrote:

>I have a friend who's a newbie to vans   Pepboys put the wrong tires on his
>van last week   It's a syncro   They say that you only need the reinforced
>tires on 88 and up 
>can someone send me some documentation on what he nees for his 87 westie
>syncro 
>I'm taking him to pepboys tonight to fight it out   asap please  MIKEY

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  "Michael Stocker" <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com>   
           North Canton, Ohio, USA
           6/9/97 12:50:02 PM EDT
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