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Date:         Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:05:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW recommends 205/65-15 or 225/60-16 tires
Comments: To: Calwolfie@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <c31.15f4a344.33b5f645@aol.com>
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Just in time for your post, these are listings from our regional trader paper in Virginia:

Mercedes 500 or 300SL wheels and 225/55-16 tires, tires are near new, bought as winter set and never used, will fit other Mercedes model and years, $250 cash firm; 804-706-1988.

Or these:

Mercedes-Benz set of 4 wheels, 16” alloys, $100 OBO; 804-861-1875.

I'd love to have either of these, but I'm not in the market right now.

Stephen

--- Kevin Dawson <Calwolfie@AOL.COM> wrote:

> Hi, > I just got off the phone with VW of America. I > called them a few weeks ago > asking them for a letter stating what size of tires > they would specify for > the Vanagon. I told them that Michelin has stated > that they are discontinuing > many of the 14 inch tire sizes and that the > selection of 14" tires to chose > from, that have the correct load rating was limited > and becoming fewer by the > year. I asked them to specify a 15" tire and a 16" > tire. It took them a > couple of days but Becky of VW called to say that > they would specify a 205/65 > R15 c or a 225/60 R 16. She said that all tires > should be a load 97 or greater > and that they would send me a follow up letter > making it official. > I later was playing around with an online tire size > calculator and am > finding that the 225/60-16 is 5.39% bigger than the > 205/70-14. The calculator > brought up a warning that anything over 5% could be > dangerous as it could > overwhelm the brakes. Comparing the 225/60-16 to > the 185-14, there is only 3.89% > difference. That seems to be acceptable. I have a > stock 87' westy 2wd, > automatic. Could the increase in tire size > overstrain the tranny/engine? What about > the concern with the brakes? I know there are > upgrades for the brakes but I > don't think I'll have time to do the brakes before > our summer trip. I do > need new tires and I have some very nice 16" > Mercedes rims I want to use. > Anyone out there already using 225/60-16? > > I haven't got the letter from VW yet but once I do I > would be willing to > share it with the group as it might make buying > tires from some venders (like > Costco) easier. > > Thanks, > Kevin > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. >

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