In a message dated 98-09-28 22:05:39 EDT, KENWILFY@aol.com writes:

> I have had alot of interest in these wheels and the wheel/tire package.  The
>  wheels are the ones pictured on the Eurospec conversion Vanagon in that
>  article in "European Car" (does someone have this article and could you
scan
>  in this picture for me?  I don't really have a good picture of these wheels
>  yet.)  The wheels are 15" x 6.5" and are called Rhein wheels.
>  The tires are 205/60 radials called Axxium which are made by Goodyear.
They
>  are all season radials and were chosen by the people at Eurospec for thier
>  good traction.

I have searched Goodyear's website for passenger car / light trucks at:
http://www.goodyear.com/nat/pclt_cat/index.html
I found no mention of "Axxium" tires anywhere.
What is the load rating of this tire?
Are they "Reinforced"?
What is the maximum rated air pressure?

These are very important questions about selecting tires for the Vanagon. None
have been answered in either of your messages yet.  It sounds like Eurospec
has a good reputation, but I wouldn't assume that they know much about
Vanagone tires without checking things like load rating.  The more weight, the
more critical this becomes.  Syncro, quite important.  Westy, quite important.
Syncro Westy, really critical!

Regards,
Jim Davis