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Max tire diameter for Carat
Townsend, Michael D · Tue, 16 Mar 2004 12:45:27 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...The standard 185R14C or 205/70/14 tire is about 25.5" in diameter, but if I move up to 205R14C, they are 27...
Re: Yokohama tires
Budd Premack · Tue, 20 Oct 1998 21:55:13 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
According to my tire diameter table (attached), the 205/70R14 tires have a diameter of 652 mm, while the 195/60R14 tires have a...
Re: Tires - Syncro (frequently discussed)
· Sat, 28 Dec 1996 19:07:16 -0800 (PST) · Mailing-list archive
> > How much in tire diameter could 6% represent? > > Peter Larsson > > 1994 EV Crewcab Syncro > > > Hi, Would it be that the tire diameters can't...
Re: whats the biggest 16" tire you can run on a 2wd vanagon??
Kim Brennan · Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:05:22 -0400 · Mailing-list archive
There are differences in actual diameter between different brands of tires and tread wear, however, the basic math is... tirewidth x ratio of sidewall...
Re: New Alloys and tires (was wheels)
Jim Davis · Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:03:56 -0400 · Mailing-list archive
...The Michelin Agilis 51 tires are exactly the same diameter as the OEM MXL tires and they fit 15" rims. The extra bonus is...
Syncro Tire Diameter
Anthony Egeln · Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:06:13 -0800 · Mailing-list archive
The conventional wisdom on syncro tires is that they should be virtually identical in diameter, to prevent spurious activation of the VC.� I believe...
Re: Largest diameter wheel.
mark drillock · Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:26:22 -0800 · Mailing-list archive
...Not into adaptors or >>> anything else just the diameter or tire sizes and I will compute the >>> diameter. >>> >>> Height not treadwidth. >>> Thanks >>
Re: 15
Chris S. · Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:33:26 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...This puts it awfully close to my tires which are 26.9'' in diameter (27x8.5 14 size). Believe it or not, this larger...
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tire diameter
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Modifying Vanagon's "Clamshell" Spare Tire Carrier To Fit Bigger Wheel
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Vanagon Storage - Spare tire clamshell
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Vanagon Tire Change.avi
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VW Vanagon General Grabber OFFROAD tire test!!!!!
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Continentalnorgetv New Continental summer tires. Vanagon, T3, T25
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15 inch tires for Vanagon Westfalia
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1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia For Sale - Walk Around
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