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Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:23:38 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
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> It's time for some new and larger tires/wheels for my 90 Westfalia. I had > pretty well decided on 15" wheels but in looking at used ones many folks > were selling 15" wheels to move up to 16" wheels. I think that with some 16" > wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't be > solved with different spacers/lugs/studs. Anyone have any convincing > arguments for either size? Thanks list. >

If you ever want to go with heavy all terrain tires, 15's will give you a better selection. I recently got rid of the flat-prone highway tires on my gowesty 16's and put on Hankook RF10's in 225/70r16 (basically their version of the BFG T/A KO). The 225/70 is about the smallest you can find in 16 and it requires significant removal of metal to keep from slicing the tire up on the front fender edges.

-- John Bange


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