Sorry Ken, but 7" and 7.5" ET0 is not a good fit and ET15 is not so great either. The suggestion that they fit fine with 205 tires is a joke IMHO as the rim itself is wider than the tire tread with that setup. Rim damage is virtually assured. Rims of this width are better suited to 225 - 255 width tires but of course these WILL hit the sliding door. Using 55 series tires is another joke on a Vanagon as these heavy vehicles need more space for tire deflection on speed bumps or pot holes. More rim damage. Mark KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > I would just like to say that Ronal is a company that has a very good > reputation for wheels. They would not recommend a wheel for the > Vanagon > application that they weren't sure would not damage the vehicle in any > way. > In fact I have been in touch with them for over a month now, and the > whole > reason that they have not advertised these wheels for the Vanagon > before is > that they wanted to fit them on a van and test them before selling > them > (German companies don't like to do anything that would stain their > reputation). I also addressed the sliding door issue in my earlier > post and > the wheels do NOT interfere with the sliding door or hit anywhere > else. I > feel that if you are looking for nice 16" rims, here they are ready to > buy. > If you are looking for a wheel that doesn't exsist, that is fine too, > but > please don't discourage others from buying a perfectly good product. > > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain.com > Phone: (856)-765-1583 > Fax: (856)-327-2242 |
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