Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:41:42 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
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a trick sort of ..
to fit a thicker (wider, but not especially taller ) spare tire is to remove
the upper bars ..
then secure the tire to the clamshell with heavy duty straps so it can't
bounce up or around.
that allows a thicker tire to fit.
in overall diameter ..of course, it hits the steering shaft once the tire
gets to large, and that's a limitation there for sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
The 215 will be a challenge and need some mods. The 225 will not.
Dennis
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
Will the 215/60-16 and/or 225/60-16 fit in the spare tire well?
Rob
becida@comcast.net
At 8/2/2011 02:59 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>If going through the expense and trouble of buying new wheels go
>right for 16 or even 17. Many more choices of tires especially to
>increase overall performance and XL are much more common. 215/60-16
>and 225/60-16 are very good choices and XL versions are available.
>The 225 is an extremely common tire.
>For 17 the 225/55-17XL brings a 101 load index 26.7" diameter.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>Behalf Of Loren Busch
>Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 6:15 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
>
>This question is an 'if' type question. I have to replace a couple
>of tires. I'm thinking about ordering a set of 15" tires/wheels
>from Van Cafe. If I do I will have a set of four VW factory 14"
>alloy wheels with three good Hakka 185R14 CS tires left over. I
>have no place at all to store these. So, if I order the 15"
>wheels/tires is there anyone in the Puget Sound area (I'm in
>Lynnwood, just north of Seattle) that would want to buy the 14"
>alloys with the Hakka CS tires, about half tread, one of which is
>badly worn on one edge (bad camber setting on the left front)? I'd
>want these picked up in a day or two after I get the other
>tires/wheels and that would be about a week or ten days from
>now. If anyone is really interested and would pick them up with a
>day or two notice then what are they worth to you? Make an offer,
>just don't be to insulting. And again, this is an 'if I do' type
>question/offer. You can pmail me at starwagen@gmail.com .