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Date:         Thu, 11 Jun 1998 18:50:51 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Different tire size, reply
Comments: To: Modl6971@aol.com, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 02:51 6/11/98 EDT, Modl6971@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 98-06-10 22:04:59 EDT, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: > ><< The 235R15s will just fit. They are a little over 29" tall and if you do > some off roading you will have a potential rubbing problem at the front > when the spring is fully compressed. I currenently run 27" tires on my > Syncro and they are great. I am going to go to 28.5 - 29.0 very soon. > After that I will have to play with the suspension. For crawling though > mud n creaks in stuff nothing beats the larger tires. With 27" tires > expect 10.5" to be your lowest point if your suspension is setup simular to > a syncro. > > There were stock 15" alloy wheels for the Vanagons they are quite rare > though. > > >> >Hi, I'm going to eventually use the same tire set up as you are, but the only >thing that bothers me is what to do with the spare tire. How the heck are we >going to fit a big spare tire set up like this. I'm planning on installing >either 235 or 225-70-16's on my syncro. Currently I'm running, 215-65-16. >What do you think? > Michael Modl. 87 syncro.

My spare tire (225-60-16) fits and there is 0.25" to .375" on eather side of the frame rails. The bolt that holds the tire up there is modified a bit... if you are interested I can zip out and take a picture of it an pmail it to you (~12K).

My plan is to go for a 205-80-16 Perelli Scorpion setup. The stock 16" wheels are only 5.5" wide so this gets to be a problem with the wider wheels. Besides skinny tires are better in the snow.

-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING EMAIL --


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