Doesn't the lack of cushion for rim protection become a factor on these
lower profile tires?  We're driving one-ton trucks and most use them at
least occasionally on nasty dirt roads, not to mention the potholes in some
places.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Dennis Haynes
|Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:00 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
|
|If going through the expense and trouble of buying new wheels
|go right for 16 or even 17. Many more choices of tires
|especially to increase overall performance and XL are much
|more common. 215/60-16 and 225/60-16 are very good choices and
|XL versions are available. The 225 is an extremely common tire.
|For 17 the 225/55-17XL brings a 101 load index 26.7" diameter.
|
|Dennis
|
|
|
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Loren Busch
|Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 6:15 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Any Interest In a Set of Factory Alloys for a Vanagon?
|
|This question is an 'if' type question.  I have to replace a
|couple of tires.  I'm thinking about ordering a set of 15"
|tires/wheels from Van Cafe.  If I do I will have a set of four
|VW factory 14" alloy wheels with three good Hakka 185R14 CS
|tires left over.  I have no place at all to store these.  So,
|if I order the 15" wheels/tires is there anyone in the Puget
|Sound area (I'm in Lynnwood, just north of Seattle) that would
|want to buy the 14" alloys with the Hakka CS tires, about half
|tread, one of which is badly worn on one edge (bad camber
|setting on the left front)?  I'd want these picked up in a day
|or two after I get the other tires/wheels and that would be
|about a week or ten days from now.  If anyone is really
|interested and would pick them up with a day or two notice
|then what are they worth to you? Make an offer, just don't be
|to insulting.  And again, this is an 'if I do' type
|question/offer.  You can pmail me at starwagen@gmail.com .
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