Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:01:44 -0700
Reply-To: Randal Jett <randal_jett@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Randal Jett <randal_jett@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Spare tire size?
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Scott,
Try searching for the text string "fits in stock clamshell: yes"
1. go to the link http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html
2. push the ctrl button plus the "f" button simultaneously
3. the 'find' window will appear on the screen
4. highlight this phrase with the mouse fits in stock clamshell: yes
5. push the ctrl button plus the "c" button simultaneously
6. this copies the text
7. place the cursor in the 'find' window at the roadhaus link
8. push the ctrl button plus the "v" button simultaneously
9. this pastes the text into the 'find' window
10. hit enter to move to the next match -- it will scroll down the screen showing each tire that fits in the clamshell which, as I understand the data source, is from people who had actually used that tire in the clamshell.
Thanks for your response. I learn something new almost every time I read one of your posts to this list or to the other vanagon groups. I am impressed, as I have expressed once before, with the amazing time and energy you have to put into sharing info with the vanagon community. I appreciate it. Few can do it as well and as often as you do Scott. As far as your feedback about being lax, it has been noted.
Randal
'85 AW
'87 Westy I-4 (for sale soon)
'87.5 Wolfsburg
----- Original Message ----
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:05:34 PM
Subject: Re: Spare tire size?
it's funny how it's so popular to answer someone's quiry by posting a link -
then they have to go digging there.
And.........the tire reviews on roadhous are GREAT .....great resournce and
great thing to see.
It's probably there, but I don't see 'fits spare tire holder'.
And ......so far, to me, there are two sizes or styles of clamshells that
hold the spare tire.
Look where the bolt goes in the front of it to hold the clamshell up.
it's either 'flat' there ( earlier vans ) or 'stepped' .....those are on
later vans that can have 205/70 R 14 tires as stock.
( see the tire lable right inside the dirver's door )
my 87 Wolfsburg ( FS, btw ) takes the 205/70 R14 tries stock......and it has
the clamshell that will take the wider tire.
of course........all tires of the same size don't have the same physical
dimentions actually.
and sometimes using a wider rim will make it difficul to get the spare to
fit.
This 87 Wolfy came with 14 inch alloys and 205/70 R14's and one of those
should fit in the spare tire holder.
not impressed with the curtness/laziness I perceive so often on lists and
groups,
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randal Jett" <randal_jett@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: Spare tire size?
> http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html
> Look for "Fits in Stock Clamshell: Yes" comments along the left side of
> each tire size/type.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ed <fasteddy64@YAHOO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 11:16:11 AM
> Subject: Spare tire size?
>
> What size spare tire will fit correctly in the spare tire holder on an 87
> vanagon?
| 
