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• Found: 15" Performance tire for Vanagon: 215/65HR15 102H REINFORCED 1874lbs!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:14:12 EDT
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?compare=true&partNumber=&make=& model=&price=&width=225%2F&ratio=60&diameter=15&sortCode=&speedRating=&qty=& stockMessage...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Tire sizes
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:58:20 -0800
  ...185R14C 6PR and 185R14C 8PR be different diameters? Usually 185R14 > tires are all the same outside diameter, aren't they? I thought the 6PR...
• Re: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 06:29:26 -0700
  ...The spare tire door bolt shares the same head size as the lug bolts but is a totally different thread size. The spare bolt...
• Re: Question on Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:59:51 -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: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:08:10 -0500
  ...Both rim tire combinations have similar rolling diameters, but vastly different performance in the conditions at hand.
• Re: tire rotation on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 09:42:54 -0800
  ...I've just done the same thing on my >van. > With a 27" tire diameter, a difference of 1/8" in tread depth corresponds...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:58:06 -0400
  ...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: I LOVE TO SAY - tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 23:27:19 PDT
  ...tires to choose from in the 15" size. And someone else responded: But very few, if any, that are near the correct diameter. A...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:54:26 -0700
  ...tire and cut off all the > rubber. > Bob, I don't think the two are interchangeable. The Schraeder valve is somewhat larger in diameter...
• Re: Syncro All-Terrain Tires: 14" vs 15" ?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:33:54 -0400
  Off road you aren't going to be concerned as much with the detrimental gearing changes that the larger diameter tires will cause with...
• Re: Eurospec wheels -- what tires?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:03:06 -0400
  ...If you wan to keep the diameter down, try a 215/65-15. This is a very common tire for Camaro's and Firebirds...
• Re: Tires 205/70R14
  Historical mailing list - John Franklin
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:20:48 +0000
  ...For some reason, most tire stores don't think of these when asked about tires for a Vanagon. I'm very pleased with the...
• RE: Gearing Calculator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 11:02:31 -0700
  Derek, I put into the Calculator a 16" rim with 235/80 tires (about 31" diameter) and a 6.13 final and got 73...
• Re: new tires today!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 12:07:18 -0700
  ...You can easily select a 15" tire with the same or even a smaller diameter than a 14. If you go for the same...
• Re: Syncro tire dia. spec. - tolerances? Ask Mr. Science!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:53:30 -0700
  ...So it seems to me that if my tires are approx. 648 mm in diameter, a difference in tread depth (sampled from various points...
• Re: 16 inch wheels & tires
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:30:50 +0000
  YES, 16" wheels and tires that match original 14" tire diameter are awesome!  Incredible improvement in handling.  Whether behind that big Semi Truck ahead...
• Wheels and Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:06:19 -0500
  ...diameter (71.4" circumference) to keep the speedo accurate. You can run scenarios on this tire calculator: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html...
• Re: spare tire compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:37:13 -0500
  ...spare tire compatibility? Hello all, I am in the process of upgrading the tires on my 2WD 1989 Westy to 215/75R15 size (diameter...
• Re: 16" steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 22:21:16 -0600
  ...for tires for either the 14 or 15" wheels that match the stock 185-80 vanagon tire diameter. With the little power these vehicles...
• 15" steel wheels with tires for my 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:26:36 -0400
  ...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 - David Kao
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:18:57 -0700
  --- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The rim size itself does not determine the outside diameter of the tire and > if you try hard...
• Re: Largest diameter... tire failures
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 22:51:41 +1300
  I have run car tires exclusively on my Type 2s (84 Caravelle included) since 1976 and never had a structural failure... even after demolishing...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 05:40:02 -0500
  ...Your speedometer will > slightly less accurate, but this is easily an acceptable size to run. >> > > The diameter of a 195/60R14 tire is nearly...
• Re: [Fwd: [wetwesties] Winter Tires...] Oh no! Not again!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 15:34:53 -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...
• Re: Michelin Agilis51 215/65R15's are the same diameter as stock 18...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 09:01:38 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Michelin Agilis51 215/65R15's are the same diameter as stock 18... > I have this exact size tires on my Vanagon with...
• 185 vs 195 tire question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 20:16:56 -0600
  Eeeek! I'm embarrassed to bring up a tire question.... Hankook makes a 185R14 tire and a 195R14 tire. Both are substantial enuf for...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:40:38 -0500
  ...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: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:33:05 -0500
  ...As Mark Drillock's post explains, if the tires that you put on the 15" wheels are larger in radius, or diameter, than those...
• Re: Taller tire size comparison, and a question...
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:35:20 -0600
  ...This winter I am installing 205/80 16s on my Syncro for 29" diameter. Just so the whole list is aware, this is the...
• Final drive changes?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 13:26:27 -0500
  ...I'm also going with bigger diameter tire/rim combo. If anyone knows of any options, please let me know. Thanks, ...Markus
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:45:39 -0700
  ...freakin' bulletproof tires. I found the smallest BFG AT TA KO's in R16 were the 215/70, which were 28" diameter--- like exactly...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:27:42 EDT
  ...Of course, it would be nice to have the carrier itself replaced with a slightly larger diameter trough to accomodate those larger tires...
• Re: need 1 bfg 27 850 14
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 08:45:27 -0400
  Are you sure? The used tire will have a different diameter than the new ones, and if you need it while on a long...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 12:21:52 -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: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Sat, 21 Jan 95 17:50:45 PST
  ...stock tire size, 195-75x14? > > Bradley > > The calculations were done assuming 185-R14 Reinforced. 195/75-R14 are a little smaller in diameter and...
• Re: BIG tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:45:04 -0400
  ...diameter) on 7"x15" ET23 rims and the fit is just fine. I have calculated that the "optimal" offset for this width rim/tire...
• Re: Larger wheels and spare holder
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:51:50 -0400
  ...A 215 wide/27” diameter becomes a difficult limit both for diameter and width. Since you only have a 2WD tire matching for a...
• oversize wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 10:58:41 -0900
  ...He is looking for info regarding the largest overall wheel/tire diameter combo that will work on a 1990 Syncrho. His desire is to...
• Re: Why is the tire choice so complicated?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 11 May 2000 14:50:20 -0700
  ...195/75R14 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTiresBySize.jsp?startIndex=0&width=195%2F&ratio=75&diameter=14&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1...
• Re: Syncro/Tires/Viscous..HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 00:32:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...For your big 15" rims, perhaps the same tire in a 31" diameter, but these may be too big and cause clearance problems. Your...
• Tire(d) Concensus, Shock(ing) Questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Burt
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 20:24:07 -0800
  Hey listees Thanks for all the replies on my tire(d) post. At the end of this I have Q's about shocks as...
• Re: Tire size
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:26:46 -0700
  ...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: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:47:24 -0500
  ...The Schraeder valve is >somewhat larger in diameter, IIRC. >Larry The Schraeder valve is the standard arrangement used on automotive tires; like the cigarette...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires / Summer Must Be Over
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 11:00:52 EDT
  ...That way I don't have to wonder if two different tire which appear the same might, in reality, have unacceptably different rolling diameters...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:40:15 -0400
  ...If you put taller tires on the rims you can lower the engine rpms according to the increase in tire diameter. An inch taller...
• Taller or shorter tire?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:26:12 -0800
  If you were to install a tire with a different diameter on a daily street-only driven Vanagon, which way would you go larger...
• Re: whats the lowest profile tire youve run on 15" rims on the vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:39:12 +1100
  ...JordanVw@AOL.COM > >just wondering for those of you who are running 15" wheels who like the >"lowered" look- whats the lowest profile tire...
• Re: Tire cover for AT Grabber
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Jul 2022 21:34:40 -0400
  ...Spare Tire Wheel Cover for Car Truck SUV Camper Trailer Universal Fit RV JP FJ,R15 M Black (for Overall Wheel Diameter 27-30...
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 5 Jul 2022 07:58:16 -0400
  ...If you >>> expect to run on the spare for any extended period, you would need to >> make >>> sure that the tire diameter matches your...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:52:40 -0700
  ...Tires > Sorry for the tire thread but, > > Going to need 15" tires for my 87 camper sometime in the next 6 months or > so...
• Re: Will these fit? FS: 16" Audi Rims with Pretty much brand new Yokohoma Winter Tires - $ - $600
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:22:35 -0500
  ...diameter and load index. Seems silly as that price is close to new set of proper wheels, and then you need the correct tires...
• Re: 15" wheels effect on speedometer?
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 12:06:10 -0400
  Low profile tires can compensate for increased wheel diameter. I have 18" Konig wheels on my 97 Golf, but the outside diameter of my...
• Re: Looking for 15" wheels experience
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:23:23 -0700
  ...Currently running Michelin LTX M&S 215/75R15 tires. Comments: - Lost 5-10% engine performance on going to a larger diameter tire - Speedo error...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:11:29 -0400
  ...ok, now a tire question You have a list of 16" and 17" tires with load rating above 100 and still same overall diameter...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:04:47 -0800
  It is the overall diameter of the tire that counts. Switching to taller tires can make a big difference. I have put taller tires...
• Re: was 15" Tires for Westy-Now Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:31:33 -0700
  Hi, Using a 14 inch tire and wheel for a spare is fine, as long as you are 2WD and not Syncro. If it...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:45:35 -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 11:09:09 -0700
  ...If the wheels have the 5 x 112 bolt circle diameter, and if bolt holes are for 14 mm lugs and have the right...
• Re: I4 2.0L Fuel Economy Survey
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:58:04 -0500
  ...I have 195 14 tires with a 26.2" diameter. Re: >VEHICLE: Syncro Pop-Top Westfalia van with White-Star interior. 205R16 tires and...
• Coil spring spacers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:18:09 -0800
  ...I have installed the H&R springs with larger diameter tires. The rear is perfect, but the front rubs when I hit a large...