Date:         Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:08:37 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Ronal R9 wheels for VW T3: info
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>From: Christian.Loechner@ronal.de
>Subject: R9 wheels for VW T3
>To: andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
>Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:02:30 +0200
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>Dear Andrew,
>
>thank you for your message.
>
>Regarding R9  wheels to VW T3 Caravelle we can inform you as follows.
>
>>From the mid 80's to the beginning 90's we produced and offered  R9 wheels
>for Mercedes cars. Due to same PCD and centerbore the wheels could also be
>used on VW Transporter and Caravelle T3. The wheels are not identical with
>some AMG wheels also produced at that time.
>
>The technical specification for the R9 wheels are as follows:
>
>Item-no. of the wheel:        5705.073
>size:                                        7J x 15 H2
>offset:                                     ET 23
>max. wheel load:                625 kg
>
>For use on T3 it was necessary to use special bolts (M14x1,5x32,5,
>spherical 24mm) on the front and nuts (M14x1,5, spherical 24mm) on the
>reard axle. Also it was necessary to change the studs on the rear brake
>drum against longer studs as the original studs are to short to fix the
>wheel.
>
>We hope that we can help you with these information and please feel free to
>contact us again if you need any additional.
>
>
>Best regards
>
>RONAL GmbH
>i.V. Christian Löchner
>