You can go to about 28" on a 2WD - still lots of room with 205R14s mounted
on there.

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Townsend, Michael D
Sent: March 16, 2004 9:45 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Max tire diameter for Carat

Hi all,

What's the largest tire you can cram in a Carat wheel well?  Carat's
have shorter springs, you know.  The standard 185R14C or 205/70/14 tire
is about 25.5" in diameter, but if I move up to 205R14C, they are 27" in
diameter!  Who out there has the largest outside tire diameter in a
Carat?

Thanks,
Michael