Gilles: It is not the size of the wheel that changes the load on the engine and transmission, but the circumference of the tire. ie: distance traveled in 1 revolution of the wheel. Reasonable differences should not make much difference. Victor... On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:48:03 -0400 Gilles Gallant <GGallant@RDS.CA> writes: >Is anybody know if it is bad for the engine or transmission to changed >= >stock 14 inches wheels on 1990 Westfalia for 15 inches wheels ? > > Thanks, > >Gilles Gallant >1990 West > >ggallant@rds.ca > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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