On 10/31/04 11:28 AM, "David Marshall" <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:

> Wheel or tire?  I think you mean tire, or perhaps tire/wheel combo.
> 
> I have a customer with a 2WD Westfalia who purchased our 16x6.0" ET 30mm
> wheels and installed 215/75R16 tires and the fit was very good - this tires
> are just shy of 28" tall and it filled the fenders nice with no rubbing.
> Purpose for the larger tires was to get their RPMs down lower due to a TDI
> conversion in an Automatic.  These are pretty narrow too - just slightly
> wider [1cm] than the 205/70R14 that we are recommended by VW.  The did look
> a lot narrower than the 225/75R16s on my TriStar!
> 
> David Marshall
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of jimt
> Sent: October 31, 2004 10:07 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Largest diameter wheel.
> 
> 
> I am just looking for the largest diameter wheel that can fit in the wheel
> well of a 2WD vanagon.  And be used of course.  Not into adaptors or
> anything else just the diameter or tire sizes and I will compute the
> diameter.
> 
> Height not treadwidth.
> Thanks
> 
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> jimt
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Thanks... That diameter is what I needed.  For the same reason.  I want to
drop the rpm down a bit but want some whatifs to feed the spread sheet.

BTW  a honda tried to damage the rear bumper on my vanagon yesterday.  Only
succeeded in scratching my paint but you should see his rear
bumper/trim/panel area.  The things that happen when I don�t have the camera
in the pocket!  

I have one of your rear bumpers installed for about a year now.
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jimt
Planned insanity is best.
Remember that sanity is optional.
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