Date:         Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:09:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject:      Re: help fitting van in garage
Comments: To: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
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Deflate the tires, reinflate once inside for storage or put on jackstands to take the weight off the suspension and tires.  I would suggest modifications to the garage or driveway/floor but as a Landlord I do not want my tenants to get the idea that I condone such activities.:>)

Mark in AK
87 Westy Syncro -  also too tall for the garage with air in the tires

----- Original Message -----
From: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:46 pm
Subject: help fitting van in garage
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Hello,
>
> My wife and I are relocating from northern Indiana to Cincinnati next
> month.  We are having a heck of a time finding a rental house in
> Cincinnati with a garage tall enough to fit my 82 Westy camper in.
> I know
> this has come up on this list before.  I was wondering if anybody
> has come
> up with a good solution to this problem.  I am thinking along the
> lines of
> trying to get some super small tires for the van just to get it in the
> garage.  Maybe something like the small donut tires used as spares on
> passenger cars.  How small can you go?  Any help is appreciated.
> My wife
> and I are getting frustrated passing up nice homes because we
> can't get
> the van in the garage.
>
> thanks a bunch,
> jake and the wife
>