VANAGON archives -- December 2008, week 4 (#53)

Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:19:19 -0800
Reply-To:     levi hawkins <b1levi@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         levi hawkins <b1levi@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
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Anyone have a pic of these? or know if they'd be black or silver ??

--- On Mon, 12/22/08, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Monday, December 22, 2008, 11:21 AM

Got it.....under Mercedes!
Thanks,
                    Miguel



On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:05 AM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> That size works pretty OK for a stock wbx motor and no problem at all if
> you are running something better.
>
>
> http://www.syncro.ca/tiresize is a good calculator.
>
> David
> Marshall
> VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
>
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>
> On Mon, December 22, 2008 09:08, Mike
> Miller wrote:
>>
>> Whatąs the rolling diameter of
> that size?
>>
>> Sounds like it would be quite a bit bigger
> than stock and my little 2.1
>> can
>> hardly pull enough
> now.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
> On 12/22/08 8:48 AM, "David Marshall"
> <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> All
> sorts of tire out there.  I am running 225/75LT16s
>>>
>>> David Marshall
>>> VW Adventure Driver and BMW
> Adventure Rider
>>>
>>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>>>
>>> On Mon, December 22, 2008 08:35, Mike Miller
> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Good price but the
> Tire Rack has no tires in LT ratings that fit
>>>> them.
>>>> > Any body know of a tire in 16 that will fit on a
> syncro, preferably
>>>> M&S
>>>> >
> rated?
>>>> >
>>>> > Mike
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On
> 12/22/08 6:14 AM, "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>>> >> If you would
> like some new 16in steel wheels, in 16x7 et 37 size
>>>>>
> which
>>>>> >> fit Vanagons without spacers as long
> as you don't go overboard on
>>>>> tire
>>>>> >> size, I'll tell you where to find them as
long
> as you keep it a
>>>>> >> secret, OK? ;-). We do not
> want some pricey vendor to find out, buy
>>>>> >>
> the whole stock and resell them for 10 times the price (GoWesty).
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Go to
> tirerack.com and search for wheels for a 99 Merc C230.  Click
>>>>> on
>>>>> >> the 'Steel Wheels'
> tab in the search results.  Yeah - $15! It's
>>>>>
>>> Christmas, baby!
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> This has been discussed on the Samba, so you
> can find more info
>>>>> there.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >>
> Sent from my mobile device
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Chris S.
>>>>> >>
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>>>> >
>>
>

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