The correct size to bore the center of the Passat wheels is 2-5/8". I had mine done locally for $50 for the set of 5. Rennie Ed Shultz wrote: > > Hi, > > I have the Passat wheels installed on my syncro without the spacers. I > brought the stock steel wheels to a local machine shop and had them > increase the center hub diameter by about 10 mm. (don't quote me on that, I > would have to double check) I think any good machine shop can do this for > you. I don't think that the stock Passat steel wheels will fit over the > center hubs on the Vanagon. either the front or rears. Like you say, the > offset will remain the same. I run 205/60-15's on them also. > > -Ed > > At 01:10 AM 04/13/2001 -0400, Samuel L. Walters wrote: > >Volks, > > > >I misstated the offset of the Passat wheels, it is 45 not 38 according > >to the TireRack Steel Wheels chart. So an 8 mm spacer would only get > >the offset back to 37. > > > >According to this same chart, there are several Mercedes 15" wheels > >with 5x112 bolt pattern that have a 37 offset. These are wheels for > >the 190D & E (84-93), 300 E, CE & TE (86-95), and C220, C230 & C280 > >(94-00). Perhaps one of these models paired with the 8 mm spacer would > >do the job. > > > >Anyone have experience with these wheels and the Vanagon or Syncro, > >with or without spacers. > > > >Sam Walters > > Ed Shultz, RCDD > GENUiTY, Inc. > Manager, Network Systems Design > NSD Home Page: http://eng-web.genuity.com/net-eng/ipeng/nsd/ipnsd.htm > V: 781-262-4324, F:781-262-2744, P:1151209@skymail.com |
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