Date:         Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:08:20 EST
Reply-To:     KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Subject:      Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
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I am please to announce that Van-Again has, with the help of the good folks
at Ronal, found two of their rims that fit the Vanagon perfectly and that we
can sell at a reasonable price.

The first is the R-28 16x7.5 with a ET 15 offset.  These are pictured here on
Ronals website http://www.ronalusa.com/wheels/wheels_html/r28.html.
These would sell for $220 each.

The other rim that is available is the R-36 16x7 with a ET 0 offset.  These
are pictured at:
http://www.ronalusa.com/wheels/wheels_html/r36.html
These would sell for $210 each.

These are new, TUV approved, and made in Germany.  I spoke to the folks at
Ronal about the offset and they said that because the wheels are much wider
than stock the offset is fine for the Vanagon application.  They have also
test fitted them on the Vanagon and you can see what they look like mounted
at:
http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/cars_html/vw_vanagon.html

I also asked them about the load rating on both of these rims and they are
both designed to be used on much heavier, off-road vehicles than the Vanagon
(Chevy Tahoe) so there is no problem there either.  Also they checked to see
if there was any interference with the wheel wells or sliding door and there
was none.  They also ran 205/55/16 tires on the wheels , w. a rolling
diameter of 24.83", compared to the stock, 185/75/14 w. a RD of 24.85" so
speedomenter and odometer error can be avoided as well.  I hope I have
answered any questions you may have.  Please email or call me if you are
interested in purchasing a set of these rims or have any more questions.


Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
Phone: (856)-765-1583
Fax: (856)-327-2242

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