

| Subject: | Re: big 14" tire help needed |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Fri, 28 May 1999 21:43:16 -0700 |
Yes, I have the stock Syncro 16" wheels on my Syncro. Supposedly it came that whey when it was bought from the dealer, but it is not a "Syncro 16". I am actually looking into getting some imported - but not until at least this fall. $200 USD sounds a little high sounds a little high if I can remember the correct European pricing, but shipping would be quite high on something like this unless you got a lot of them! At 10:27 28/05/1999 -0400, Fitz-Randolph, Douglas wrote: David Marshall Wrote: <<Spend some cash and get some OEM 16" wheels with 205R16s install on them. Almost 29" of tire and it is a factory size. They will fit, but you will have problems in gumbo as there is *just* enough room between the tire and the rear trailing arm!>> Hmmm... so where might one find these OEM 16" wheels? Are you speaking of the 16" steel wheels that came standard on the Syncro 16's? I recall Ken mentioning that he might be importing them for something over $200 each, but I got the feeling that this was just in the exploratory stage. Is there another source you know of here in North America? Of course, having just plunked down big $ for five 205/70R14R MXT's (which BTW are FANTASTIC on the highway - even improved my fuel economy noticeably), this would be a bit late for me... Doug Fitz-Randolph Yarmouth, ME dfrandolph@talkam.net '90 Syncro -- David Marshall - Vanagon List Admin - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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