Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:55:59 -0400
Reply-To: "Jack R." <Jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Jack R." <Jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Tire Choice Question - Garage Height
In-Reply-To: <d1ea9acf0703142018rbde5cc9q34c2308450ad6f95@mail.gmail.com>
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The standard Garage entrance height in the US, is 7.0 / 84" ft with trim,
you may loose an inch or so. If you have a "roll up" door, and have it roll
to the max, a Vanagon will easily fit into a standard garage. A swing-up
door takes 4" and will not allow a westy in.
The westy with a skylight is about 81" (closed), so you have 2" to spare!
Just make sure to close your skylight, as it is easy to forget (I've done it
twice now - not in the past 8 years however!).
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
craig cowan
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:18 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tire Choice Question
I always wondered how people managed to get their vans into garages...
I have an '85 without the heavy westy interior, but with the pop top (added
above the sunroof), 195R14 tires, and the '85's have taller springs. I'm not
even all that close to fitting into the garage....
I somewhat just assumed that i had a short garage or people with westies had
taller garages. Who knew tires would have something to do with it!
-Craig
'85GL sunroof/camper
(not even close to fitting in the garage)
On 3/14/07, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm reading (dare I say it?) this tire thread with interest
> > because I will soon be faced with similar decisions on shoeing my 90.
> >
> > I'm interested in the Hancook 185R14, but a few minutes ago
> > Ron commented that some people might find the taller tire
> > keeps them out of their garage.
> >
> > I don't want to make that mistake.
> >
> > Any comments from owners?
>
>
> The 185R14 is not a taller tire; it is standard height for a Vanagon. It
> is
> the 195R14 that is just slightly taller than stock; usually not enough to
> make a difference, but possible in very low clearance situations.
>
> - Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
> (215) 234-VWVW
>
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