Larry is in the know about tires and rims but I have to add that I noticed NO difference or loss of power going from a crappy 14" up to 15" with 225/70R15. The plus far out way any percieved power issues with the animic 2.1L. Plus oversized tires get the RPM down...which never hurts a 2.1L. I'm guessing my combo added 100lbs or rolling mass, but I cannot tell. Maybe I got a "good" engine! I may be a size to big for clearence though... Plus: Better cross wind stability Better ride with larger tires Better road grip against hydroplaning and snow slip Lower RPM = happy engine Cons: More money Shawn On 8/2/06, Larry Chase <roadguy@roadhaus.com> wrote: > Jeff, > > Even though like many others I run 15" wheels, I'm not sure I would agree > that "a 15" wheel is the preferred size" > > All depends on one's objectives. > > If you have a stock 2.1L Waterboxer and plan to stay that way ... IMHO, > there is a lot to be said for staying with a 14" wheel. A bit easier on an > already taxed underpowered engine. Stills lots of good properly load rated > 14" tires available. > > If you plan to do an engine conversion (TDI, Subie, Ztec etc)or just want to > fill the wheel wells a bit more ... 15" is a good choice. > > > good road, > good adventure, > good life, > > larry chase > www.roadhaus.com > soon to be roadhaus.org > > - - - > > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:34:21 -0400 > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: 15" Wheels/Tires > > Ok so with all this wheel and tire talk recently I got to thinking - it > seems clear that a 15" wheel is the preferred size for a Vanagon and should > have been the stock size. Now I like the idea of more stability and better > handling by upsizing in this area however I am not a fancy alloy wheel kind > of guy - I kinda like my Vanagon "ugly" like it was meant to be - so are > there 15" rims that can be purchased that I can still put my "classic" VW > chrome dome hub caps on? I know sort of a dumb question but I figure someone > here will know. > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff >
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