Date:         Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:06:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
Comments: To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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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