Bummer!  I didn't plan on having to buy a tire.  And I hope I can find an
identical one locally.  Another issue is the 27x8.50-14 is a very tight fit
in the clamshell holder!

I'm still curious as to how much of a mismatch is considered "bad".

From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:57 PM
To: Dick Wong
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.

This is what I've always heard and understood.
The VC is pretty senstive to mismatched tires..
to the degree that Syncro owner's should rotate 5 evenly worn tires ..
starting with 5 new identical ones.
so they all match very closely if you need to put your spare on.

( real hardcore types by 6 new tires and rotate 6 on a regular basis, so if
they loose one to a rock or whatever..
they still have an identical-size spare. )

if you have a regular VC and no decoupler ..
you should move toward having 5 identical tires., and rotate them on a
regular basis.

On 11/28/2012 9:29 PM, Dick Wong wrote:

So how much difference in tire size is considered a mismatch?  I have
27x8.50-14s all around and the spare is 205/70x14. According to my tire
calculator that's a difference of 1.63" between the two.
-Dick-

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:19 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.

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Fuel economy, you do loose about 10%. 16 to 18 mpg is about normal.
Tires, you need to maintain a matched set. I use 5, rotating the three on
the right side as the right front seems to wear the fastest. If I have to
replace 1 or 2 I place the new ones  one front-rear to keep the axle speeds
matched.

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Dennis

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