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Subject:Re: Slider Extension
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Tue, 5 Mar 2013 20:53:32 -0700

Thanks to all of you for your responses. I had no idea that this mod would
be so expensive! In the end, I went ahead and ordered 6,  245/75/16s and
crossed my fingers. I had tested this size before, but without the side
grippers, so I had them test fit the rear ps and the slider cleared.....so
I gave them the go ahead. BTW this Syncro is not stock. All drive train
parts are aftermarket, with 930s, fat axles, Burley 16" trailing arms,
adjustable front and rear suspension a la Abercrombie....actually,
everything down there is new, with the exception of the SVX and the rebuilt
tranny......
Amazingly, these tires are only slightly noisier than my all terrain Toyos.
They are Cooper STT Discoverers and they are maybe a little more aggressive
than I expected. Pictures to come after din din.......
Thanks again!
Miguel

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 5:49 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> Wow, this is a blast from the past!  I haven't had a person ask me about a
> sliding door hinge extension on a Vanagon for probably five or six years.
> We were getting them from Winkler in Germany.  Their products had quality
> levels that make made in China stuff seem awesome in comparison.  They had
> the idea of "we are the only ones even attempting to make this product so
> deal with it!"
>
> I was never really happy buying things from them, and I haven't been
> dealing with them for a long time.  That Terra Wagen site looks cool!  I
> would rather buy it from them because they are in the US and even though I
> have never dealt with them before, they have to be better to deal with than
> Winkler.  Trust me on this one, anyone is better to deal with than Winkler
> on any product.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 1:22 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to fit fatter tires on my Syncro and looking for that Sliding
>> Door extension. Anyone know of a good source? Is there more than one
>> choice
>> and, if so, how do they differ?
>> Muchas Gracias!
>>
>> Miguel
>>
>
>

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