>Not too long ago I did a big investigation on the offset question >with regard to my interest in 235/75-15 tires. A friend had Momo >15" wheels with this size BFG AT's. His offset was ET 38. Clearance >to both front and rear suspension was less than 1/2". Same with >sliding door clearance My CLK wheels (16x7) with 205/55R16s are ET37. I am told they should fit okay but don't have access now to my van to try them out. The tires seem okay for width on the rims. But one manufacturer's 205 might be another's 215.
Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand fax 64 (3) 479-7527 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & seashell nut Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24, LCIII, LC, Classic, Plus *Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market, always remember that we are the TOP 10% *Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy and millions of others are by far the most popular with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form - New York Times, November 26, 1991 *A 766mHz Mac G4 is 45% faster than a 1500mHz Pentium 4 |
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