I have seen several people with 215R75-15" tires on their Vanagon (all
Syncro owners) and they experience no rubbing problems.  These tires
measure 27.6" tall.  Once you get over 28.5" tall you will start running
into problems with the tires rubbing up front.

Seeing how you do not have a Syncro having larger tires in the rear won't
matter, 29" should be considered a maximum before you start hitting the
control arm.

At 22:38 31/03/1999 -0500, Horace K. Sawyer wrote:
>Thinking about picking up a set of 15" x 6.5 rims for 91 Westy automatic.
>
>The idea being to lower my final drive ratio a bit (is this right
>terminology?) and make the motor turn less revs on the hwy, burn less fuel,
>etc.
>
>I want the biggest wheel/tire combo in the rear that the world has ever
>seen . . .
>(but I will settle for something that works.)
>
>Will the 15's with 75 series tires fit under there?  Anyone have any
>experience with this experiment?  Been laying awake at night wondering
>about the rev reduction.  Then it's off to dreamland.  Wake back up, it's
>rev reduction hypothefication.  Twisting and turning.  (No pun intended)
>You can see why I need help . . .
>
>Thanks
>
>HK
>
>

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