Were they 15'' or larger?  I'm not talking about our
donuts-of-concrete.  I'm talking about tires good enough for a huge
Mercedes 560SEC.  Read my original post.

On 3/13/09, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'll add to your questions here Chris.
>>
>> Is it even necessary to have reinforced 14" tires on a
>> passenger/non-camper
>> Vanagon?
>
>
> Check out the tires on the aftermath pics:
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=346550
>
> I haven't read the entire thread, but did notice a comment about
> "passenger tires". IF they were passenger tires, and were part of the
> reason they popped off during the accident, well, that's just more of
> a reason for me to stick with C or D rated sidewall tires.
>
> Neil.
>
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