Big tire thread on Samba can answer your questions. Upsizing must include cost of wheels and related hardware (new lugs if using Mercedes wheels, for example). I found MB CLKs in 16" for a great price and chose Achilles Multivan 205/65-R16s for a total cost of about $550. I had already emergency-purchased a Nexen SV 820 in the stock size while traveling and four of those installed would have been about the same price. Good luck! Stephen Mobile > On Dec 26, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM> wrote: > > I need to replace the tires on our 87 westy like now before we can go anywhere camping The move to Goleta has put me like 3 months behind > not to mention that being 78 years old seems to have slowed me a bit Or maybe just have too manny irons in the fire > > I have copied most is not all of the recent conversations on this and now need to make some thing happen > > Do not want to change from the stock 14 inch rims if I can find suitable tires in that size > > But if it is the case that suitable tires are not available in that size will need to jump on it like quick and find new rims 15 inch or 16 inch ?? > > SO are there 14 inch tires out there ???? or am I beating a dead horse as they say back home in the country > > > thanks as usual > > ed > > > Edward V Barger > edvbarger@mac.com > 310 922 6251 |
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