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• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:44:05 -0700
  ...with the very limited tire options available for 14" rims when there's so many relatively cheap larger diameter rims out there (check Craigslist...
• Re: larger tires under the front
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:14:55 -0400
  ...had that problem because i purchased a tire(not BFG) that was almost the same size(diameter) but a little narrower so that i...
• Re: Alternative Rims
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 20:13:21 -0500
  As long as the outside diameter of the tire you select to put on the Non-Stock rims stays the same as stock, your...
• Re: Tires one more time-185 to 195???
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 09:44:46 -0800
  Most of the tire companies provide a spec chart for a given model of tire. Among the other data provided is a range of...
• Re: 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:10:01 -0500
  ...Others mount the tire on a carrier added to the rear of the car. A larger diameter tire will in effect change your gearing...
• Re: New 14" and 17" Alloys for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 14:15:26 -0800
  ...that wrong? Syncro need to have their tires within 5% (including wear) of each other's diameter so as not to screw up the...
• Re: wheels (was syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 16:45:10 -0500
  ...You can usually get them pretty cheap used. >> <Increasing the tire diameter means even slower acceleration and higher gearing. Using a Syncro for any...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:03:24 -0400
  ...Rolling diameter (determined by the tire) and weight. The weight matters because it takes more energy (read power) to spin a heavier wheel/tire...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:33:00 -0700
  ...diameter of our tires to 28". > > this means that our 1000 lb force (5000in-lb) that was enough to stop > the 25" tire will...
• Re: calculating speed from rpm~reply
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 24 May 1998 11:41:02 -0400
  > RPM X Tire diameter (say 25" tall for example) >MPH = ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Final drive ratio X 336 And if anyone is feeling lazy, I have a...
• Re: BFG T/A KO 27-8.50-14's how do they get em on a std 5.5" rim
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:03:59 -0500
  ...But with a non-stock engine, the much larger diameter tire definitely affected my fuel economy (not just this tire, but other brands and...
• RE: '72 engine wanted, other questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 10:16:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...That size (which I have not seen before) will make the speedo go faster due to the smaller diameter. A bigger tire such as...
• MB wheels and rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:27:54 -0700
  ...Finally got everything [read money] together and got tires and had them mounted. First if you want to keep stock rolling diameter as I...
• Re: Yokohama tires
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 14:02:49 -0500
  ...Yokohama prod number and specs for the 195/75 D tire is below. This is what many Vanagon owners use. /Martin Yokohama Part No...
• Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:27:39 -0700
  ...Larger diameter tires as Mark mentioned, will require some grinding at the pinch weld in the upper frame rail. Just half moon notches to...
• Re: Question on Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:55:28 -0400
  ...You need a reinforced, extra load or load range tire to be adequate. It also is the same diameter as stock so there in...
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:12:39 -0700
  There aren't any as far as I know. Rebuilt are $900-1200 depending on where/who you get them from. Derek Drew was...
• Re: odometer tires speed error
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 17:47:58 -0600
  ...Sawyer" wrote: > > Conversion to 15" rims and 205/75/15 Bridgestone 689 LT on 91 auto Westy. > These measure just under 27" diameter as...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:21:26 -0600
  ...it's a much larger (wider) head than usual for the > diameter of bolt - so that the lug wrench will fit it. Wish I...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:45:29 -0400
  ...rotating mass and not the diameter that uses more energy? So if you >>had a larger diameter tire/wheel combination that had the same...
• Re: Michelin XCA tires - highway RPMS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 23:14:04 -0400
  ...tires - highway RPMS Someone was asking what the hiway RPMs were with the Michelin XCA (205/75R14 LRD) tires that are a larger diameter...
• tire size/gear ratio spreadsheet!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 8 May 1998 13:18:19 -0300
  ...It takes tire size, ie. 195, tire section /75 and rim /14 and calculates diameter, then uses R&P ratio and individual gear ratios...
• Re: 16" tires? Long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 18 Oct 2018 08:39:56 -0700
  ...I'm currently on Vredistein Comtrac 195 r 14 on stock > >> wheels > >> > >> I'm actually wanting to try a bit larger diameter tire, to...
• Re: Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:17:52 -0800
  ...Average mileage was 17.4 miles per gallon. > Tires were Goodyear > Wrangler Aquatreads, 215/70-14, (~26" diameter). > Speedometer/odometer > error still over reading...
• Re: Aftermarket Speedomenters? Recalibrating existing speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 11:55:19 +1200
  ...can be cut and a gearbox inserted to correct for the tire diameter. I will have to do this with my Golf II instruments...
• Re: Tires and Wheels-The Tread continues!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 May 2013 21:54:42 -0700
  ...Even though a "55" series this is still a fairly tall tire size. If you hit a large enough tire or some other obstacle...
• Re: Tires (a bit long - some random info)
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:23:29 -0400
  ...our little tire pigs. **Tire Diameters, etc.: If you go to http://powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi , you'll find a neat tire size calculator...
• Re: Rim Diameters - 15 in. Front - 16 in Rear
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:55:49 EST
  ...go to a lower profile tire so you can preserve your present gear ratios. Putting smaller than stock diameter wheel in the front is...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 1 May 2016 09:29:05 -0600
  ...tires, but these may not be quite up to the required load rating. Finally there are 27x8.5r14 which have a larger diameter and...
• Re: [WetWesties] How do Vanagons do in the snow?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 12:28:43 -0500
  > Perhaps it is the weight distribution, the ground > clearance and the larger wheel diameter. In the > snow, the narrower tires of the loaf might...
• Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter?
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:17:39 -0400
  ...The kind they sell at Canadian Tire is called "Super tape". It's great stuff for all sorts of applications. I've never tried...
• Re: Upgrading wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:30:11 -0700
  ...One of the key considerations is overall tire diameter and the appropriate type of tire rated for the weight of our vanagons. There are...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:52:28 -0800
  ...Now, just off the top of my head, "regular" vanagon tires are like 26" in diameter? So that's about 81 inches around (2...
• Re: Tires and Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 May 2001 17:16:10 -0500
  Reference Michlein Tire USA. Westfalias with GVW of 5093 Lbs should be running a tire equal to the original equipment. 1. Right diameter makes...
• Re: Vanagon wheels in Alaska?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 24 May 2010 12:39:06 -0600
  ...The 65 AR limited the diameter of the entire rim/tire to 27", which will fit easily. It was the 225 tread width that...
• Re: Emmissions help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 01:47:08 -0700
  ...Anyway, the way the owner got it to pass was to place larger diameter tires on the rear of the car to change what...
• Diagram showing tire/wheel/offset combinations
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 19:16:54 -0500
  Dear Listees, Since there have been so many questions regarding tire size, wheel diameter, and offset (especially for Syncros), I thought I'd draw...
• [Fwd: Survey: Fuel Mileage? /SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION]
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 14:29:56 -0700
  ...A tire with a circumference of > 78.71", or a diameter of 25" (diameter=circumference/pi) should give an > accurate indication of speed. My...
• Re: Syncro tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:06:57 -0400
  ...Seems like I could go to a 30" diameter tire and just have >enough clearance. Width looks like about 245mm or 10" wide tire...
• Re: Question on Size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:56:12 -0700
  ...rims with Nokian CS tires. > I may stay with the 14" rims and purchase the 185R14 with a diameter of > 25.6" > and section...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:59:06 -0700
  ...with 16" rims you will likely have low profile tires to match the diameter of the OEM 14" wheels, unless you have a converted...
• Re: GVW
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 13:15:35 CDT
  ...i think vw decided to upgrade its requirements for the tires ... since it was likely becoming evident how much crap people were cramming into...
• Re: 15" steel wheels with tires for my 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:47:32 EDT
  ...you wheel\tire gurus know if these 15" steel wheels will bolt onto my 85 westfalia? Is the larger wheel diameter going to cause...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:15:07 -0800
  ...A/T) due to the 1&1/2inch additional Diameter of this particular tire/wheel combination over a stock 185:75X14 and Speedo indicates...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:13:39 -0700
  ...a larger diameter tire would end up raising not only > the wheel hub, but the whole vehicle. > > Beyond that, tire/wheels size changes are...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:12:53 -0600
  ...What size tires are you running? Sounds like you are running a larger than stock diameter tire now. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember...
• Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:54:30 -0700
  Score! Set of 4 with 215/60R15 tires that'll do for $200. Here's the details: Bore wheel bolt holes to 9/16...
• Re: Tire Technology vs Actual weight of loaded Van
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 07:38:49 -0700
  ...1640 lbs (if LT tire / 1492 lbs if Passenger Car Tire) Max Inflation Pressure: 40 psi Tire Weight: Diameter: Revs/per Mile: Fits in...
• Re: Two failed tires... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:26:14 -0400
  ...1" diameter in the tread of a BFG, where a previous patch was made (a proper inside patch done at Kal Tire). It is...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 09:30:13 -0500
  ...Also since I keept the same rolling diameter by going to a lower profile tire my acceleration has not changed, believe me I would...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:34:56 -0700
  ...And the larger size fills up the tire well better. just my $.02 Paul On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Mike...
• Re: Advice request; 1986 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:57:35 -0700
  ...You will probably notice a bigger power hit (deficit) with larger diameter wheels/tires, unless you just get 15" rims, with a tire that...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:34:20 -0400
  ...diameter of our tires to 28". >> >> this means that our 1000 lb force (5000in-lb) that was enough to stop >> the 25" tire will...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 09:02:42 -0400
  ...Are these tires ok for non-syncros? Does the 205 vs. 185 matter with them? Also, with the larger diameter tire folks say the...
• was:Eurovan Wheels FIT Perfectly!!! - advantages of thinner tires
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:53:56 -0800
  ...wrote: > > I am also a little at a loss on the appeal of the large > tires, in width as well as diameter. At some...
• Re: Kumho Venture tires? Loud?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:50:03 -0400
  ...Kumho Venture tires? Loud? For my current Westy looking at 215/75R15 size which is 27,6 in diameter. I take it no one...
• Re: I.d. of Westy tank > sink faucet water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:53:48 -0700
  ...Stephen --- Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Does anyone know the nominal internal diameter of > that hose? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:18:40 -0800
  ...since the speedo is calibrated for 805 revs/mile, if you have a left front tire that is anything but 25" in diameter (5280...
• Re: Better MPG - wheels and tires ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:12:43 -0700
  ...having a tall tire or large diameter - that affects gearing of course. And do not automatically assume that taller gearing always translates to higher...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:57:25 -0700
  ...A 23" diameter of so - should make for a fun project when I'm finished with all the sanding and painting around the house...