Hi Craig -- have you got a pic of the van with the 17" wheels? Apropos of
nothing -- at BusFusion last year there was doka with 21" wheels which
caused a whole bunch of eyes (including mine) to pop out of their heads ---
the doka was only around for a couple of hours and I didn't get a pic :-(

Cheers,
Doug

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Craig Morton
<rangermorton1972@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Neither size is a problem. In the 16" size a very viable tire choice is the
> Falken Ziex 912 215 6oR16. This is an interesting tire in that it has
> reinforced sidewalls and a load rating of 99, which is high for this size.
> They are very affordable and available. I got mine from www.onlinetires and
> another set from www.discounttires.com. The diameter is a tad bit bigger
> <26.1"> than stock which corrects the factory speedometer error. My
> speedometer/odometer is almost exactly correct. Wheels are available that do
> not require spacers or longer studs if they bother you. We just went up to
> 17" wheels on a project van and these also fit well and look great. We used
> Falken 215 65R17 tires <28"> on this vehicle, trying to change the overall
> gearing.
>
> Craig
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 10:17:07 AM
> Subject: Re: subject 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
>
> Well, with 16" you have very few choices of tires that won't change the
> diameter of the tire quite a bit from the original. So there's an argument
> for the 15"
>
> Mike with 16" and an original 2.1 engine
>
>
> On 3/15/10 5:29 AM, "David Clarkson" <dvdclarksn@AOL.COM> wrote:
>
> > It's time for some new and larger tires/wheels for my 90 Westfalia. I had
> > pretty well decided on 15" wheels but in looking at used ones many folks
> were
> > selling 15" wheels to move up to 16" wheels. I think that with some 16"
> > wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't
> be
> > solved with different spacers/lugs/studs. Anyone have any convincing
> arguments
> > for either size? Thanks list.
> > ?
> > David Clarkson
> > 9o Westy-getting makeover and cosmetics
>
>
>
>
>

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