FYI:

I just replaced all 5 tires on my 81 Vanagon L with new Yokohama Y356
radials. Excellent tires!

Much to my surprise, the nasty old chin-mounted spare appeared to be an
original OEM tire! Here's the sidewall info:

> Continental TS771 Reinforced Radial
> DOT CUJ5 VK D 05 1 <--- manufactured 5th week of 1981?
> 185 SR 14
> 94R
> 5-ply
> Max Load 1540 LB
> Max Press 40 PSI

During my pre-sales tire research, I discovered that Continental still makes
an 185SR14 radial for the Vanagon. Believe you can get them at TireRack, for
about the same price as the Yokos. I opted for the Yokos based upon the
positive feedback they received here on the List.

Chris Higgins
chiggins@bellatlantic.net
Marlton, NJ
81 Vanagon L