Dear Lawrence, Wow -- that's an unusual setup! Who on earth makes those ET5mm wheels? FYI, I run 235/75 15 Michelins (28.9" diameter) on 7"x15" ET23 rims and the fit is just fine. I have calculated that the "optimal" offset for this width rim/tire combo would be ET29mm, which is approx 1/4 closer to the trailing arm than what I have. However, no one to my knowledge makes such a rim. Your wheels seem a bit "too far out" for me not to worry about significant wheel-bearing wear. pix at: http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/doublecab/welcome.html Cheers, MJS
At 07:36 PM 6/19/00 -0400, Lawrence Johnson wrote: >When I bought our Syncro Doublecab this past January, it came with BIG >tires/wheels. I took them off even before I took delivery. Today I >finally got around to looking at them. > >The wheel is 8 inch wide by 15 inch diameter with an ET 5 mm for offset. >The tire is 225/75R15 102S with 1874 lb. load capacity. > >According to what I've read on the List, this tire should not fit. But >it does. What should I look out for to determine if they are safe to >drive on: rear trailing arm clearance, front turning clearance? > >I'm not going to drive on them until I'm sure that they are safe. >-Larry Michael J. Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust! '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude" '96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg) ********************************************* work: http://www.openmarket.com my vanagon: http://www.hsdesign.com/vanagon scan tips: http://www.hsdesign.com/scanning ********************************************* |
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