>> BF Goodrich Radial All-Terrain tires size 27LT8.5-14 (27" diameter, >LT=Light >> Truck, 8.5" width, 14" rim diameter) should fit your wheels at least if >> they're alloy. I've been told that these are too wide for the narrower >steel >> wheels - you migh want to ask a reoupable tire shop about this. I've got >> these tires on my Syncro and they've been great. I was initially concerned > >Do you have a 27LT8.5-14 tire as your spare? I find that even a >205-70R14 doesn't fit very well in the spare tire area. I could barely >get one in the '80 Vanagon I had, and Kelley McDaniel could barely get >the one that I gave him in his '82. > Yes, I have a 27LT 8.5-14 as a spare on a stock steel wheel. I had to position it just right and push real hard but I got it in there. Jim Davis 87 Syncro 88 Wolfsburg
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