Reply to: RE: [VAC] Re: Tires
That's a problem with the '65 -'68 Caravel. The wheelwell is real small because of the
room needed between the wheelwell and door for the fridge, something the post '69 19ft
Caravels and the '64 Bambi II & the 19' Globetrotters from that era didn't have to
deal with.
Our Caravel all loaded up is about 3500#, so the 1800# per tire should be OK. I
passed on the lower wider profile 205/15 tire because it would rub on the outboard
corners of the wheelwell cutout on my Ohio '65 (California and/or later years may be
different).
RJ
cpetrich wrote:
>We just replaced the tires on our '66 Caravel. Originally they came with
>8-ply nylon. Now the choices included 8 ply bias (nylon) in a 6.70 x 15
>size (which I think that RJ has said gives 1/4 inch clearance) and a 205/75
>15 (radial) in a 6 ply. The 6 ply has a 1800 lb limit; the 8 ply about
>2200. The trailer weighs 2250 lbs empty (according to the manual). The
>tire folks said that the 6-ply would acutally be better because of the steel
>belts - these would do a better job of keeping gravel from puncturing the
>tire (at least on the tread face). The smaller tire gives more wheelwell
>clearance, but less ground clearance. So, did I make the right decision -
>are the 6-ply tires adequate? In advance, thanks for your comments!
>
>Christian
>'66 Caravel
>'65 Globetrotter (with new 7.00x15 8 ply tires, that fit well!)
>
>
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