On Thu, 6 Oct 94 12:58:56 CDT John Gladu said: >What changed after '63? Is that when they went to the larger-diameter >stub-axle sticking out of the xfer case? As I see it, the rest didn't >change that much. (When did the big door go on the back?). i think vw decided to upgrade its requirements for the tires ... since it was likely becoming evident how much crap people were cramming into those things. one of those lawyer 'we told you not to do that!' things. >Any recommendations for reinforced tires for a '61 Panel with 14" and/or >15" rims? i would think that any of the tires that are ok for the vanagons would be fine for the split-windows. perhaps a tad overkill and perhaps more expensive than absolutely necessary, but still ok. joel
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