185R14 is equivalent to 185/82/14

195/75/14 is approximate - difference is 2% or 5% depending on the listee
you speak with. Its close enough: everyone agrees on this. C rating is all
thats required, so D is very safe for a vanagon...

205/70/14 will also work....

>From: Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe <matandded@NETWAY.COM>
>
>According to the tire sealer I contactd a 185R14 is equivalent to a
>195/75 R 14.  For my Van I called a Tire Warehouse and spoke with a very
>nice gentlemen who sold me 4 Uniroyal 185R14's with a D load range
>(8-ply), he said they were designed specifically for smaller Toyota
>pickup camper conversions.  So far so good.
>
>Roy O. wrote:
> >
> > The stock tire size on my '87 Westy is 185R14. Does anyone know the
> > corresponding aspect ratio (i.e.. 185/70, 185/75, etc.) or does anyone
>know why
> > it is not shown on the tire? The archives has one posting indicating it
>is 80
> > (i.e.. 185/80R14) but most of the tire dealers I contacted, including
> > Continental, could only guess. I want to minimize the effect a change in
>tire
> > size may have upon my speedometer so it would be helpful to know the
>aspect
> > ratio of the stock tire. A nifty site that compares tire sizes vs.
>speedometer
> > readings is http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
> >
> > BTW, in my search for appropriate tires for my '87 Westy, I've found
> > availability is no problem. Reinforced 14 inch tires in six or eight ply
>are
> > made by BF Goodrich, Michelin, Hankook, Kelly Springfield, Goodyear,
>Cooper,
> > Continental, Hercules, Bridgestone, Yokohama and Dunlop. That's the good
>news.
> > The bad news is the majority of the tires are not available in 185 nor
>are they
> > under $110 Canadian.
> >
> > Roy O.
> > '87 Westfalia GL
> > (till death do us part)

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