Spend some cash and get some OEM 16" wheels with 205R16s install on them. Almost 29" of tire and it is a factory size. They will fit, but you will have problems in gumbo as there is *just* enough room between the tire and the rear trailing arm! At 22:37 27/05/1999 EDT, Roger&Zoe Ann Banker wrote: >Hi all. When new tire time rolls around, we want something quieter and >stronger, suitable for sustained high speed (5 cylinder engine coming soon!). > We now have LT27X8 1/2-14" Dunlop Radial Rovers on stock Syncro 6" rims. >Our Syncro Adventurewagen is heavy and often carries a lot, and goes off road >on occasion, so I want to stay with this size, or the passenger equivalent of >225/70-14. Anything smaller is not sufficient for sand and off-road, >anything larger causes clearance problems. Preferred load capacity is 1600+ >lbs. I like these rims, and when going off-road the extra sidewall flex >available from tall tires on 14" rims is a plus, so we don't want to go 15". >But the 14" selection looks pretty limited. We are in Southern California. >Any suggestions are appreciated, and thanks in advance. >Zoe Ann & Roger >1987 4x5 Syncro Adventurewagen > > -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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