On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>>

I don't know what size tire the fellow on the Samba was running or for
that matter, what rating they have.

Though possibly an apples to oranges comparison (14" to ?), I was
replying to Jeff L's post.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread.

Cheers,

Neil.

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