At 8:35 PM 11/1/98, Michael Modl wrote: >In a message dated 11/1/98 1:11:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, >davidson@SIERRA.NET writes: > ><< One thing to consider if you have a Syncro and want to go off road with it: > Larger wheels mean that your wheel rims will be closer to the rocks. > You will have less air between the wheel and the rocks. > I have a Syncro and I'm staying with stock 14" wheels. > Bill > 90 Syncro Westy > Lake Tahoe, CA >> > > Hi Bill, I have a syncro too. I have 16" wheels with 215-65-16 tires. I have >more rubber between the rim and the pavement than stock setup with the 14" >rims. Howzzatt? 205 x .7 = 143.5 mm section height 215 x .65 = 139.75mm section height which would mean that there's 3.75mm LESS height betwen rim and pavement.
>Handling is great and the syncro looks like what it should look like. >It filled in the gap in the fenders. The van rides about 1.5 inches higher. Interesting...How does a 1 inch change in radius result in a 1.5inch change in ride height IF, as seen above, theres NO *increase* in tire section height?
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