Audi A8 steel wheels are the correct 35mm offset, 5x112mm bolt pattern and 7 inches wide - the only thing you have to do is drill out the hub a little - cost is aprox $100 each from the dealer. 205R16 tires may be hard to find... 215R70 is more common and will fit better - the Volkswagen Iltis used 6.5R16 which is essentually 205R16 - the Canadian and German military use these tires and they are aprox $300 CAD each (ouch).
At 11:48 AM 19/07/2000 EDT, Dar Crammond wrote: >I am looking at purchasing some 16" wheels for my Adventurewagen. >I hate to pay retail. >I know the Mercedes and Porsche wheels generally fit. >Any other manufacturers that use the 112 mm 5 bolt pattern with appropriate >offset? >I plan to run LT 205 80R 16 rubber. Clearance problem? >I will be referring to the archives, too, but I thought there might be some >new wisdom out there. >DAR >Odell the Adventurewagen, 87 Vanagon GL > > -- David Marshall - Volkswagen Enthusiast - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Iltis, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westfalia -- -- 85 VW Cabriolet, 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) -- |
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