New list member here... lets see if i do this right... lol.

I love my GW 16" alloys... my 87 westy came with the wheels but it had some
Michelin street tires on it. I had the BFG AT Tires on order before my van
even got delivered to Houston from Phoenix. hehe

http://dasmotoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/vw_vanagon_on_the_beach.jpg

Abel.

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Ralph Meyermann
<ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:

> Just went with the 15" set of GW alloys that look nicer when attached to
> the van, the white bfg lettering helps too.
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> On Mar 18, 2014 4:47 PM, "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Maddening, ain't it?  One of the Samba guys posted today about having
> > found a great deal on a set of 16" Mercedes CLK wheels but before he
> could
> > get the new 16" tires one of his 14" fronts blew out (spectacularly, by
> the
> > looks of the photo) and he got two new 14" fronts, so his ultra-cool 16s
> > are on hold for now.
> >
> > I also recently bought CLKs but they are stashed in the garage.  I dare
> > not approach the wife with the line, "Hey, Baby, I just thought I'd
> replace
> > the still-good tires on the camper with costly new ones installed on
> those
> > cool wheels."  Sure to be a big hit and smart husbands know better.
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:41 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Well, I've been planning an upgrade to 15 or 16 inch wheels and tires
> > for my Carat restoration - but my main priority is getting the thing on
> > the road - not so much having the bigger wheels ad tires - but I was
> > going to go for it - in part because it's getting to be a hassle to get
> > the 14 inch tires in my area without having to ship them in, paying
> > freight in addittion the tires, and ultimately having to pay someone $20
> > or so to mount each one.
> >
> > Well - yesterday I learned I could still get my fav tire - the General
> > Altimax RT 98C in a 205-70/R14. So, I opted to get one more set and wait
> > until the next round of tires to upgrade to a larger size. Given I'm
> > dropping a bundle to get the engine and tranny working, plus some other
> > stuff, I ordered the tires. I just picked them up. Installed, mounted
> > and balanced -total cost of a set of 5 (4 on the road and one spare)
> > included - taxes and all - $430.00. or $81/ea, I could not beat that
> > with a stick anywhere.
> >
> > Hip! Hip! Huzzah!!   Dennis Haynes for putting me onto the General
> > Altimax in the first place!!
> >
> > And one more thing about Dennis!
> >
> > I have a Dennis Haynes receiver hitch on my '88 GL - and that thing
> > makes one heck of a fine jacking point for getting the rear end up off
> > the ground with one Jack.
> >
> > Careful there Dennis - let;s not get the bighead over this.
> >
> > But seriously  - it worked great for that purpose.
> >
> > Happy Motoring Everyone,
> >
> > John
> >
>