Since the alloy wheels are 6" wide you can go to a 225/70-14. Standard load index for that size is 98.

Dennis 

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Rodgers
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 1:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: BRMs for Vanagons?

>   Heh, heh, heh!
> 
> I have a set of four original Vanagon Alloys and 19 Vanagon Steel Wheels
> - all 14 inch. Sooo! I don't plan to change tire size any time soon as
> long as I can get good tires that fit and meet spec for 2WD Vanagons.
> 
> I have 5 steelies on each of my two '88GL's and the four alloys and one
> steelie for a spare on my '91 Carat. Total of 15 mounted wheels and 8
> spare steels. 23 wheels.
> 
> John
> 
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com  On semi-hijack thread mode...
>>
>> Alloy wheels...How many of you have bent or broken them?  I broke 3 over the
>> years on my diesel 4x4 pickup...factory ford alloys...usually in very remote
>> situations like the back country of Baja or once in Canyonlands.  I decided
>> steel from then on, and have bent a couple of them, but been able to hammer
>> them back into shape enough to hold a tire and get me home.  I used a big
>> rock on the beach, to 'true' a truck alloy rim once, near Scammon's Lagoon
>> on the Baja west coast...
>>
>>    On my Van, I have the 14" steel stock wheels.  I have 8 rims and I found
>> that two of them have 'kinks' in em.  Granted, I do lots of back road
>> driving over some pretty gnarly roads, but I don't recall any dramatic bump
>> encounters, so  these were probably already bent by a previous owner...I
>> don't think I abuse the van quite like I do my pickup...hauling butt down
>> the Baja, towing a heavy cargo trailer and a fully loaded 10" cab over
>> Alaskan camper...so maybe I could use alloys and get away with it on the
>> Vanagon...
>>
>>    Just curious about how durable the alloy rims are on a Vanagon, about how
>> many of us encounter wheel problems from striking boulders or potholes.
>>
>>    Don Hanson
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Chris S<szpejankowski@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> Just FYI, 225 width tires will not clear the upper ball joint on a 2wd with
>>> 16x7 wheels unless the ET is less than 32 or you use a spacer. Even then
>>> it's dependent on tire section width which varies by manufacturer despite
>>> the listed tire size  ( eg. 225).
>>>
>>> A set of forged CLK wheels can be had for about $200 and they substantially
>>> lighter then steel wheels.
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>>
>>> Dnia Mar 18, 2011 o godz. 14:58 Jake de Villiers<
>>> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>  napisał(a):
>>>
>>>   Cost included the best deal is steel Mercedes wheels in 16 x 7 part
>>>> #2034000302 with either 225/60-16s or 225/55-16s depending on your R&P.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Dennis Haynes<d23haynes57@hotmail.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>   Cost aside arguably the best wheel/tire combination  is Derek Drew's
>>>>> CV-900
>>>>> wheels with 225/60-16XL tires.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dennis
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Jamie Auch
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:12 PM
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: BRMs for Vanagons?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   Has anyone used these on a Vanagon.  My brain is going a hundred miles
>>>>>> per hour trying to figure out the best soultion for tires and wheels
>>>>>> for my '89!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Jamie Auch
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jake
>>>>
>>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
>>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>>>>
>>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>>
>>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>>
>>