Date:         Tue, 15 May 2001 10:52:56 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu>
Subject:      scorpio wheels work great on my syncro!
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well, syncro fans, i put on my set of merkur scorpio wheels (with bfg all
terrain AT/KO 215/75R15 tires) last night.

i ended up using a 6.5 mm aluminum spacer, 5x112 bolt circle drilled to 14mm
SAE, with center holes of 66.80 mm.  the spacers fit as though they were
stock (thanks, dave!).  the original vanagon alloy lugnuts work fine, but
the cone seats are smaller than the merkur seats.  ben, any chance of me
getting 15 more lugnuts for the scorpio rims from your other source?

the wheels fit all around with no rubbing or blocking.  i can turn rack to
rack and no bump, my sliding door opens with a finger's width clearance.
the ride height is phenomenal, and even though it's about 2.4" difference i
don't feel like i am going to tip over around corners.  au contraire, the
ride is much more stable and there's less swaying going around corners.

tonight i will take it to speed on the highway and see what it does, but so
far i haven't felt like i've lost power.  we'll see once it's loaded down...

thanks, ben tan, for the hookup to the rims, and to everyone else who chimed
in about rims and spacers and offsets and all.  hopefully we'll be at
hollister for at least part of the day saturday or sunday, so people can see
what these look like.

take care.
bill
'87 syncro westfalia
http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/
now riding with 15" rims and tires...