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• Re: Tire Size?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 16:45:46 -0500
  ...tire size is 185r14. > >The 185r14 is the European size. The 185/75R14's are slightly shorter, that >is, they have a smaller diameter...
• Re: WAS: $15 steel wheel source-how about some 15" steelies?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:01:46 -0800
  ...the diameter is a problem with fender/brake clearance or the storage in > the front spare tire clamshell. > IIRC the overall diameter increase is...
• Re: Michelin Agilis51 215/65R15's are the same diameter as stock185/82R14's
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 19:50:07 -0800
  ...The first number is the load index with only 1 tire and the second smaller number is the load index when used with dual...
• Re: I installed 215-85-16 tires on my syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:23:54 -0400
  ...They are 30'' in diameter. The front fenders >in front of the tire and in back of the tire had be shaved. The rear...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:24:34 -0400
  ...The Van-Caf� carrier works best for tires that are truly >>>> oversized in diameter. The 205-70 is usually slightly smaller in diameter >>>> than...
• Re: The Tire Replacement Manual
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Nov 2017 00:14:12 +0000
  ...aspect ratio is too >> low, and the tire diameter would be too small.  The OE tire size of >> LT185R14 has an aspect ratio of...
• Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:58:47 -0700
  ...In my opinion the sweet spot for tire choices, reasonable diameters >> and adequate load capacities and ride compromise-handling benefits is 17 >> inch. >> In...
• Re: Tire Recommendations for VW Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:28:14 -0300 (ADT)
  ...the 185R14 is a pretty dinky tire, no way will I use them. 195/75 and 205/70 give the same rolling diameter and...
• Re: Speedo error
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 1 Jun 1995 11:43:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The 185/75 > -14 tires are just over 6% smaller in diameter and therefore rotate more per > distance travelled, etc....you already know all...
• Re: Center Bore Machining.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 May 2010 23:21:57 -0400
  ...What is their weight rating? What is the designed tire diameter? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: grey water tank ideas
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 22 May 2006 19:47:17 -0700
  ...Hey for those using this solution and carrying an outside spare tire, the old under-van spare tire carrier would be perfect for these...
• CV questions (searched archives...some ;) possible air cooled mod too!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:36:46 -0400
  ...42.9 that "chamfer on inside diameter of ball hub (splines) must point to contact shoulder on axle shaft and to larger diaemter of...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:40:22 -0600
  ...of 16" and 17" tires with load rating above 100 and still same overall diameter as stock 14" tires? > > Alistair > > > > > >> On Jun 14, 2014...
• Re: "Westphalian"/hatch-prop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:33:49 +0000
  ...of the Gary Lee hatch spare tire/gas can/bike rack set up is a 1" diameter PVC about 12/14" long that gets...
• tires (one more time)
  Historical mailing list - David M.
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:22:02 -0500
  ...tires (one more time) Out of frustration w/the whole tire 'issue' ref our shoeboxes, (MXT's ain't M&S, Yoko's hard...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:09:07 -0400
  ...If you look at almost all the high fuel > economy vehicles, one thing they'll have in common is small diameter > tires. So, a...
• Re: TIRES - 205 70 14 or 185 R14???
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 13:46:07 -0700
  The 205/70/14 is slightly smaller diameter. That means if you rely on the speedo and odometer the same as before you will...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:16:54 -0600
  On Jun 4, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Jonathan Edwards wrote: > 'd also like to go with bigger AT > tires for more clearance, improved...
• rear end drooping
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:17:26 -0500
  ...the van because there were undersized tires on the front, while the rears were about the right diameter (but not the correct load rating...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:48:02 -0600
  ...same diameter as the 185R14s. You have to > be real careful in this size for adequate capacity. Even an extra > load (XL) tire in...
• Re: Tire Question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:51:51 -0400
  ...tires other than low profile tires, which you don't want for off road, you will loose some power with the larger diameter tires...
• Re: Tires and Wheels oh my.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:46:00 -0700
  ...In my opinion the sweet spot for tire choices, reasonable diameters > and adequate load capacities and ride compromise-handling benefits is 17 > inch. > In...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:13:08 -0800
  ...For a spare I have a 215/65-16 which is almost > the same diameter. It is in the spare tire carrier. It is...
• Re: Upgrading wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:44:44 -0500
  ...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: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 08:50:00 -0800
  Dennis, I believe that an increase in tire diameter, which is also an increase in tire perimeter, does alter the speedometer and the tachometer...
• Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:51:03 -0500
  ...The question needs to include the tire size. `A 195R14 and 226/60-16 are almost identical diameters. The standard differential in the Vanagon...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:45:00 -0500
  ...diameter tires. > > The handling of my vans, both with larger then diameter tires is much improved likely to the increased width of the tires...
• Re: whats the biggest 16" tire you can run on a 2wd vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:00:47 -0600
  ...reccomended a 215-55-16 tire.. but someone else told > me that this is "same as stock" rolling diameter of a 205 75 14...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 12:12:15 -0600
  ...tire is rated for 44psi. If it is rated for 35psi don’t use it. The 215/70-14 Winterforce is the same diameter...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:55:18 -0700
  ...New > tires on 15" rims oughta do it. Nice to get back the desired 'gearing', > gain some ground clearance, get new tires, keep a...
• Re: Michelin XCA tires - highway RPMS
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 22:59:50 -0600
  ...tires - highway RPMS > > > Someone was asking what the hiway RPMs were with the Michelin XCA > (205/75R14 LRD) tires that are a larger diameter...
• Re: Bad gas milleage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:31:07 -0600
  ...The diameter from surface to > surface is 25 inches. I inflated the front tires to 45psi. Not sure this will > help. By the way...
• Re: The Tire Replacement Manual
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 2 Nov 2017 17:42:56 -0400
  ...aspect ratio is too >> low, and the tire diameter would be too small. The OE tire size of >> LT185R14 has an aspect ratio of...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:57:36 -0600
  ...should then lower the profile of the > tires in order to keep the same tire diameter unless you have some > compelling reason for not...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:47:02 -0800
  ...nuts are same 1.5 mm pitch, but a 14 mm > diameter. MB uses 12 X 1.5 mm thread pitch on some model...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:52:17 -0400
  ...The Van-Café carrier works best for tires that are truly >>>>> oversized in diameter. The 205-70 is usually slightly smaller in diameter >>>>> than...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:56:03 -0700
  ...15" WHEELS AND TIRES? > To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:45 PM > The...
• Wheels for Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:56:12 -0800
  ...This combination will give me an overall diameter pretty close to the 27x8.50-14 tires that I have right now, which is giving...
• Speedometer/Odometer Calculation
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:09:32 -0400
  ...The difference between tire revs per mile and the theoretical circumference calculated from the diameter given is curious. I didn't realize the tread...
• Re: Tires (a bit long - some random info)
  Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 03:30:26 -0500
  ...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: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:20:09 -0600
  ...The >> 215/75 gets you close to 28" diameter. Potential for front tire rub and >> definitely brake upgrade consideration. The 215 width is about...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:07:22 -0700
  ...That tire diameter was 28" IIRC. This was on a '91 2WD Westy. Bob
• Re: Yokahama Geolander A/T S
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 09:57:08 -0500
  ...The 15" wheel is the hardest to get properly rated tires while maintain a reasonable diameter. Depending on planned use you may want to...
• Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:47:13 -0600
  Don, I have 195R14 tires on my camper, albeit a different make (Kumho). The difference in tire diameter between 195R14 and 185R14 is slight...
• Re: [Fwd: [wetwesties] Winter Tires...] Oh no! Not again!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 16:04:25 -0500
  ...At least that's what the sales guy called it.. > I wanted larger diameter tires, but he said these were a special size > that...
• schrader valves/cig lighters
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:51:50 EST
  FYI all schrader valves are not the same size- some A/C valves are larger or smaller and cannot be removed with a tire...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 Apr 97 12:49:28 CDT
  ...the way i was always told to use in measuring the circumference of a tire (which would give you the radius/diameter easily) is...
• Re: Tire Thread
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:51:46 -0500
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?startIndex=0&width=185%2F&rat io=0 &diameter=14&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark...
• Re: Fender Flares - custom made
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:46:35 -0500
  ...safe to say with stock tires, or even 205/65/15 tires (which I > understand are the same diameter as stock), the Postal flares...
• Re: VREDESTEIN
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:38:00 -0700
  ...http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html I've had 225/70-16 tires on my van and that really took the poop out...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:02:14 -0500
  ...How about the guys that have increased wheel / tire diameter? Gone from 14's to 15" or 16'" wheels & tires? The alleged advantage was...
• Re: Fiberglass Bumper and Tire Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 May 2011 06:23:44 -0400
  The increased tire diameter is more like tuning. The Vanagon is based on a tire size of 185/80-14 which is 25.7...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:58:19 -0700
  ...For a spare I have a 215/65-16 which is almost >> the same diameter. It is in the spare tire carrier. It is...
• Re: ?Syncro tires, wheels, rotation?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 1 May 1998 13:27:32 -0400
  ...Should you do a 4 or 5 tire rotation? What pattern? How often? > >3. How many miles can one expect out of a tire...
• replacing windscreen seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 17:30 CDT
  ...martino@EARTHLINK.NET >If you've got twine (diameter?) in the groove of the seal >how do you pull it out? Do you grab...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:20:48 -0700
  ...for a tire that rotates 805 times in one mile. (A mile has 63,360 inches, the diameter of my tires are (roughly) 25...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 1 May 2016 22:13:02 -0600
  ...that VW applied the Tire Spec's >> that they did to the Vanagon, was due to the Small Wheel Diameter > > > Not so. Modern day...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:29:40 -0400
  ...diameter. > So anyway, I was looking for some 215/65/15s or 205/70/15s -- but sure am not >finding anything in LT tires...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:41:08 -0700
  ...215/65/16s - SUV tire load rated for 102 and 98 and are 27” diameter on the nose. I had the WRG 4s on...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 22:08:23 -0500
  ...27x8.5R14 All Terrain tires or 195R14 street tires. The 15" (and larger) wheels (because of the larger rolling diameter) are going to slow...