All of these will work.. the advantage of non-stock tires [ taller ] is that you can go more places and the engine spins slower at highway speed. I have 27" tires on my Syncro and I will never go back... next come the 29" tires... close to the max for a Syncro. At 07:20 9/22/98 -0700, mac stricklen wrote: >I have seen it suggested that at least three different tire sizes will >"fit" on a Vanagon (mine's an '80). > >27x8.50R14 >195/75R14 >185 something or other (the one listed in Bentley) > >Will all of these really work? > >What are the advantages/disadvantages of running non "stock" sizes? > >thanks, >mac >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- David Marshall Quesnel BC Canada mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 73 Audi 100LS, 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy -- -- 87 Audi 5KQ, 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- |
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