At 12:43 AM 4/18/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Oh yeah, before we put them on the van the manager called the distributor
>and asked if the Axiom would work on a two ton sled.  Answer was yes.
>While Dunlop calls the Axiom a passenger car tire, it can work on the
>Vanagon without any problems. This from the mouths of professionals who do
>nothing but sell and install tires all day for a living.

It would be nice if it was that simple.  The list members who have been
sold the wrong (and unsafe) tires by "professionals who do nothing but sell
and install tires all day" are legion.

Vanagons require either Reinforced Sidewall or Load Range C or better (like
D) tires.  If the tires don't say that right on them, they are unsafe no
matter what a misinformed or morally flexible tire salesman tells you.
Also, Vanagons require very high inflation pressures, especially on the
rear (like 54 lbs).  If the tires aren't rated for these higher pressures,
then you can't safely inflate them high enough, and handling will be
compromised, which is also unsafe.

Do the right thing -- get the right tires.

Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com
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