Speaking of tires and wheels, anybody have any idea where the Tires
and Wheels article from vanagon.com has gotten to? I get a
Errors#error_500 message when I try to view it.

Marc Perdue

On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Ralph Meyermann
<ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm happy with my 215/75/15 bfg all terrains. I wanted more ground
> clearance and the tire availability of 15"
> On May 1, 2016 8:40 AM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you're going to invest in wheels go directly to 16 or 17. Many more
>> choices maintain reasonable diameters and lets you get onto fully modern
>> performance tires. 15 inch is very limited as there are only a few tires
>> with adequate load capacity unless you are looking to go tall.
>>
>> Otherwise you can follow what the factory did beginning with the 87 model
>> year and go to a 205/70-14 XL. The XL is the imporatant part. You need the
>> 98 load index. These are hard to find but there are some good ones
>> available especially from some Asian companies.   Amazon has some great
>> offerings. 38 psi front and 42-48 rear will work very well with these.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Stephen Edwards
>> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 2:37 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Tires! 15" or 14"?
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Can someone point me to a concise explanation of the pros and cons of 14”
>> versus 15” wheels & tires?
>>
>> Having lurked on this list for years, I know there have been many
>> discussions about this, and I don’t mean to start a whole new one, but I’m
>> having difficulty navigating the archives (there are such a LOT of them!)
>> and TheSamba’s tire threads tend to be either uber-technical or just
>> unsupported opinion, with not enough in between to be really helpful.
>>
>> I’ve always run either 185 or 195 R14’s, and gotten decent mileage and
>> handling, but on the highway the ride is hard and unforgiving. My wife and
>> I are planning some very long trips after she retires (including, we hope,
>> from here to the other end of Canada’s famous Dempster Highway, as well as
>> some logging roads in Northern Ontario) and I’m wondering if it’s time to
>> invest in some 15” wheels to soften the ride.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Steve Edwards - currently running a 91 GL with Subaru 2.2 engine, rolling
>> on Nokian Hakkapellitas in Chicago, IL
>>