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Date:         Tue, 2 Aug 2011 14:24:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
Comments: To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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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 .


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