Hi Dennis..

 I'm looking at all my options.. my first email was to see if it made sense
to go up in rim size and why or to keep the 27" tires i have and just
upgrade the rims for "look".    Would i get better performance out of
larger rims, larger tires?  Off/On road.

This last email was just to try to help me figure out which rims I can get
to swapped out the ones i have now and till use the tires that came with
the van.

FYI, the van is in transport and I only have these pictures to go by right
now.

I'm looking to put on some black mag wheels, nothing stock.

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Not really sure what you're asking. The tires you have now are 27 X
> 8.50-14.
> They can only go on 14" wheels. Yes you can use the 14" alloy wheels many
> 87
> and later cans came with. In order for you to go with a different diameter
> wheel you need to get a set of tires. BTW those tires are rated 1515 pounds
> at 50 psi. They need that pressure to carry that weight due to sidewall
> heating.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Matthew Wolaver
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:06 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wheel size - 1987 Syncro
>
> Thanks everyone for your comments on my Syncro.
>
> What i really am after is to find out what size rims to look for that will
> fit the tires that are on the vehicle now.
>
> They are new General tires (27x8.50R14)
> http://mysyncrowesty.com/images/harmony/tirefrontDriver.JPG
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Bill Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Matt
> > It looks like you bought a fine rig. I have owned and worked on
> > Vanagons as a hobby for the past 20 years. My kids have grown up
> > camping and traveling in that back seat. There is that special feeling
> > when everyone else is setting up tents and all you have to do is pop
> > the top/deploy the awning.
> > I want to point something out so it
> > doesn't come as a surprise and I hope
> > you don't think I am trying to be a jerk.
> > I am sure you know that your van has
> > been repainted. What concerns me
> > is how the drivers middle rocker
> > looks. The Westys are infamous for
> > rusting from the inside out. Water gets in from the utility
> > outlets,window seals, etc.. The insulation in there is/was Fiberglass
> > batting. It holds the moisture causing rust from the inside.
> > You need to get in behind there and
> > look. It's behind the kitchen unit so
> > getting back there can be a project.
> > You want to verify the condition of the metal and remove the
> > fiberglass insulation if its still back there.
> > If you have rust on the outside along that bottom seam you can almost
> > be assured its coming from the inside/out.
> > I hope for your sake that what I see is just superficial but you will
> > want to check that out. It's repairable and is dealt with all the time.
> > Otherwise it looks like a great Syncro and they are a lot of fun.
> >
> > Bill - 87 Westy Zetec Turbo
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On May 5, 2013, at 9:14 PM, Matt Wolaver <mattwolaver@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > > I just purchased "Harmony" a 1987 Syncro camper, here's a link to
> > > some
> > Picts: mysyncrowesty.com
> > >
> > > My question is what is better small rims or big rims?  This vehicle
> > comes with 14" rims and 27" tires. I'm not sure if I can get taller
> > tires for the van?  (maybe some one knows the max height?)
> > >
> > > But I'm assuming that the rim size doesn't matter if the tire size
> > > makes
> > up the difference.
> > >
> > > Is there anything else to take into account here before upgrading
> > > the
> > rims? Stay with 14" or go upto 16"??
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
>

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*Matt Wolaver*
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