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PostPosted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

here ya go

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is my bus on 15"
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My new rims and Continental Vanco's

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's a pic of mine, rides so much better w/the Hankooks. Smile

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Same bus different paint/rims
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

m. bob wrote:
My new rims and Continental Vanco's

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I know other guys run those rims, but I must say, those rims and tires on your bus look tight. I would love to find some. Mercedes rims right? Did you find them on CL or at a salvage yard or what? And how much?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Could you let us know what tires those are and how you like them?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right they are Mercedes, they were free, my buddy was in the right place at the right time. I have good friends. Laughing Tires are outstanding.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Right they are Mercedes, they were free, my buddy was in the right place at the right time. I have good friends. Laughing Tires are outstanding.


Sh*t man! That's the right price. Nice find!
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

m. bob wrote:
Right they are Mercedes, they were free, my buddy was in the right place at the right time. I have good friends. Laughing Tires are outstanding.


I love the way the wheels looks on your bus. Do you happen to know what Mercedes they came from? I wanted to get the offset of those wheels so I can keep an eye out since I frequently go to the salvage yard and there are lots of MB's there. Secondly, about those tires. What size are they? What is the tire's mfg. recomended maximum loading capacity? How are they on the FWY with passing trucks or high wind?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i just bought some rims the size on them reads 6.5 x 15 x 1.25, does any one know what size tires i should run
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not real sure about the year of the MB rims I think they were from a mid 90's model, but take a look at Tire rack for the specs on the Vanco's.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/sizes.jsp?make=Continental&model=Vanco+2
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jmstu76 wrote:
rivifunbus78 wrote:
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Could you let us know what tires those are and how you like them?

I think they are General Tires "Grabber AT" for all terrain. 27x8.50x14 About $112 ea in Maui. Pretty sure that's what they are.
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PostPosted: Fri May 22, 2009 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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jmstu76 wrote:
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Could you let us know what tires those are and how you like them?

I think they are General Tires "Grabber AT" for all terrain. 27x8.50x14 About $112 ea in Maui. Pretty sure that's what they are.

Tire Rack link:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=G...mp;place=0
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:33 am    Post subject: Stock rims sandblasted and painted Reply with quote

I took them to a local business who sandblasted and cleaned then painted them with a silver epoxy paint.

Not exactly the stock matte silvergray but the price was right and the work is great.

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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 9:51 am    Post subject: Re: Stock rims sandblasted and painted Reply with quote

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I took them to a local business who sandblasted and cleaned then painted them with a silver epoxy paint.

Not exactly the stock matte silvergray but the price was right and the work is great.

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Looks good. How much did that set you back?
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

$200 for four
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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat May 23, 2009 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

$75 for all five is what it cost us to strip, prime and paint. (I did the prime and paint myself with Nason single stage oaint from Jerry's Paint in Sacramento. American Stripping did the paint removal. They also did the exterior of the bus.

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