Date:         Sat, 3 Jan 2009 00:25:17 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Falken ZE-912 tires
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us>
In-Reply-To:  <20090103030255.9E1F11E8329@tc2.main.nc.us>
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225 tire will rub when turning.  These have .5 in clearance, so unless
the front suspension is shot it will be fine.

On 1/2/09, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote:
> I'm interested if they stay clear of the suspension under load.  I
> bought one van with car tires on it that had grooves worn into the
> inner sidewalls because they were mushing over into the suspension
> under cornering loads.  I think they were 70 series on stock steel
> wheels.  If you get a chance to do some cornering and check the tires
> and suspension, let us know.
>
> Edward
>
> At 08:36 PM 1/2/2009, Larry Alofs wrote:
>>2WD or syncro?
>>Year?
>>PS?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Larry A.
>>
>>
>>On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:
>>
>> > UPS dropped off my new tires (Falken Ziex ZE-912 215/60R16 99H) earlier
>> > than they usually deliver, so I had some time today to get them
>> > mounted. They fit the 16" TireRack on-sale rims just great, with about
>> > 1/2" of clearance from the suspension. No need for spacers. Ride and
>> > track well. I got 4 tires for <$300, including shipping, from
>> > vulcantire.com. There was a place on the west coast which was cheaper
>> > for the tires (onlinetires.com), but shipping made them more expensive
>> > for me.
>> >
>> > I added some pictures to
>> > http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/16wheels.html They show the
>> > clearance (the suspension was loaded when I took these).
>> >
>

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