Date:         Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:27:01 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: 15 inch wheels
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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Ummm.... they don't like larger wheels??? That's a funny statement.  When I
bought my Syncro there was 225/50VR16s installed on there.  Some MEGA
expensive racing tires were on it.  The overall diameter of these tires
were no more than the 195/75R14s that were supposed to be on there.  I now
have 225/60HR16s on there with a diameter of about 26.6"

Does my Synco like these larger tires?  I think so!  At least I like them.
Bit slower off the mark and a little harder to stop it.

The big problem that you are looking at is finding a 15 or 16" wheel with
the correct offset.  I am getting some 15s in with an offset of 37mm which
is 2mm more than the factory 16" (35mm) and they are 6" wide - should fit
like a glove!

At 04:01 PM 17/10/2000 -1000, Mick Kalber wrote:
>I was considering 15-inch wheels for my syncro, but my vw mechanic tells me
>that vans don't like larger wheels and suggests I give up the idea.  I've
>been listening to a lot of you talk about getting or having 15's (or even
>16's), but I've never heard the down side... is there one?
>
>Mick Kalber
>89 Syncro Westy "Daddeo"
>Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
>62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
>ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
>hotlava@interpac.net
>www.volcanoscapes.com
>
>

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