At 2:07 PM -0400 7/17/03, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >In a message dated 7/16/03 3:56:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM writes: > > >> IMO the stock vanagon steels w/ 185-195 14"s are a death wish. >> >> Why? What problems do you anticipate with them? >> >> > >the 185-195 14" 's are the same size tires that are used on jetta/rabbit/golf whatever. they are way too small for the vw van and westfalia but vw chose to use a car sized rim on a van. dont know why but i have seen alot of rollovers and a spindly little 185-14" under a heavily laden full camper is too small for a van IMO. How many rollovers? Which vehicle? Under what conditions? It is YOUR OPINION that 185x14 tires are "too small", HOWEVER it apparently wasn't VW's opinion since they specified 185R14C tires. > the vw buses in the early 60's used to have 15" rims.. dont >know why they changed.. OLD buses used the same wheels as the beetles UNTIL 1965 model year when 14inch wheels became standard on the buses. >personal preference, i just like something more >substantial under me than a little 14" tire. > Larger wheel/tire doesn't necessarily equate to better handling, performance or load bearing capability.
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