Date:         Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:33:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 14" tires, report...
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Happy Thanksgiving indeed!

Well.... maybe it IS time for larger diameter wheels. Bigger brakes
may be in my future. I just have a hard time seeing past the VW's
original design reasons for using the 14" wheel. (e.g. sidewall
dimension required?) But as noted, tire design has improved and what
did VW have to choose from back in 1980? And, reducing sidewall by 1"
or so probably isn't a big deal; other heavy(ier) vehicles use 15" or
16" wheels. And if a 14" tire fails, how much of a hassle is it to get
replace it with same?

Buying new 15" or 16" wheels is a tough financial pill to swallow
though I see van-cafe has a 10% off sale currently. Used wheels is an
option but I'd rather keep it simple. (no spacers etc). The Mefro
wheels might be a good option.

Neil.



On 11/24/16, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Note that a 215/60-16 tire is available! With a 108 load index no less.
>
> Dennis
>
> Happy Thanksgiving!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Neil N
> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 1:23 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 14" tires, report...

> Sheesh. Like Dennis Haynes comments, these type of tires are getting harder
> to find!


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Neil n

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