On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > Were they 15'' or larger? I'm not talking about our > donuts-of-concrete. I'm talking about tires good enough for a huge > Mercedes 560SEC. Read my original post. > > On 3/13/09, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I'll add to your questions here Chris. >>> >>> Is it even necessary to have reinforced 14" tires on a >>> passenger/non-camper >>> Vanagon? >> >> >> Check out the tires on the aftermath pics: >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=346550 >> >> I haven't read the entire thread, but did notice a comment about >> "passenger tires". IF they were passenger tires, and were part of the >> reason they popped off during the accident, well, that's just more of >> a reason for me to stick with C or D rated sidewall tires. >>
I don't know what size tire the fellow on the Samba was running or for that matter, what rating they have. Though possibly an apples to oranges comparison (14" to ?), I was replying to Jeff L's post. Didn't mean to hijack the thread. Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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