In a message dated 98-09-11 15:56:39 EDT, janderson@IOLINC.NET writes:

> And regardless Tire Rack still would have a
>  pile of comparable tires for much less than $108 each.  Many good choices
in
>  the $75 each or so range with shipping, say another $10 each for a lifetime
>  mount and balance at Wards and you'd be well off.  Again the real low ball
>  good tires would be the Conti or Y356 at about $50 each in the 185R14, if
>  looking for 205's for alloys you will be into it for a bit more $$ but
still
>  a number of great choices for less.  195/75 C load is a good fitment as

I disagree.  I searched for tires a while back and couldn't find ANY tires to
match the specs of the Michelin MXT tires.  I seqarched TireRack's website,
made a bunch of phone calls and visited a number of tire dealers.  My 88 van
came with the alloy wheels and 205/70R-14 tires and I didn't want to settle
for a 20mm narrower tire like a 185.

I found lots of tires with only 1433 pound rating.  A few with a bit higher
ratings.  Most could only handle 35 PSI, less than the recomended pressure for
a Vanagon with this size tire. The Michelin MXT was the ONLY 205/70R-14 tire I
found this a 1709 lb rating and 50psi max pressure.

If you know others, the list would benefit from knowing about them.

Regards,
Jim Davis