Date:         Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:06:01 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: tires sizes?
Comments: To: mac stricklen <mac_stricklen@YAHOO.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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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
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