I bought a set of these - the tire guy said that he could tell that they were high quality. They are on the van now and I like them more than the old wheels. No noticable increase in harshness over bumps from the increased unsprung weight, and the van looks a little nicer with bigger wheels. Tires are Michelin Rain-Master or something like that, 205P x 70 x 15 R, about an inch bigger in diameter. Steering feel has lightened considerably, but prob from the new tires. Got some cheapie hubcaps for $18.00 and figure that they are replaceable every year. Randy Bergum 1990 Carat
'80 Westy Pokey wrote: > http://www.tiico.com/prod02.htm sells 15" Steel Wheels in sets of 5. > > Thanks, > Chris > > On Tue, 05 June 2001, Jim Huskins wrote: > > > > > I'd like to put 15" wheels on one of my Vanagons. I recently saw a nice set > > listed on some vendor's web site, but I can't find it to save me. Maybe I > > was dreaming. > > > > The wheels I saw were similar to stockers except for being 15x6 inches. They > > were specifically for Vanagons and did not require any drilling or grinding. > > Any of you know this source? > > > > In case I was dreaming, what do you recommend for fifteens? I'm not willing > > to pop for alloys. > > > > Thanks > > > > Jim Huskins > > The Lost Ranger > > Thanks, > Chris Gronski > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable > www.vanagon.org & .ca > www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca > www.nineeleven.org & .ca |
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