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tire size
Posted: 23 Feb 2009, 01:18
by bandit86
I read through a bunch of tire size posts, but I dont see the middle numbers, the aspect ratio numbers. what size stock tires are on a 14 vanagon gl?
I dont know what a 185 r 14 is
Re: tire size
Posted: 24 Feb 2009, 18:18
by Syncro G
If the aspect ratio is missing its the defult ratio which is about 80 or 82. That means the sidewall is about 82% of tyres width (tyre width in mm, rim width/dia in inches).
Standard would be 185R14 aka 185/82R14, same as 2WD, look a bit silly and lost in a syncros wheel arch.
205R14 (205/82R14) is the optional syncro size which are a bit bigger and much more useful in my opinion - could well have left the factory with these (alot of 2.1's do?), the wheel arches should have little extra spats on the back edge (or the mounting holes where they were) if it was left the factory with tyres. Rims would be the slightly wider 6J type as well (says between bolts, if its got metal hubcaps they sit flush with 6J rim too instead of sticking out like the do on the normal 5.5J so easy for a trained eye to spot)
Alloys are 205/70R14 I think, same as 2WD as its the equivilent of 185R14. 205R14 might have been an option on them too as they are wide enough.