Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:46:13 -0500
Reply-To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
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From: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
Subject: Re: Alloy wheels at gowesty.com
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<font size=3>At 10:22 AM 12/11/2001 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Derek,<br>
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I've followed you numerous technical postings on the vanagon and syncro
lists. Have you seen the 15x7 and 16x8 allow wheel and tire packages
offered at
<a href="http://www.gowesty.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.gowesty.com</a>
? What are your impresssions of these wheels (not necessarily their tire choices)?</font></blockquote><br>
It really comes down to specs: I consider 16 x 8 to be too wide for certain upside migration paths although it will probably work for most users. <br>
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Also, I would like to hear what the offsets of the wheels are. The ET should ideally be 30 but they don't say what they are on their Web site except that they "researched it". If you could ask them and tell us, that would be great.<br>
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The size 15 x 7" is OK but I prefer 15 x 6.5". Also, the ongoing availability of the South African wheels is likely to surpass those of these GoWesty wheels simply because the South African wheels were produced in quantities for OEM use.<br>
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Also, what is the kilogram rating of these Go Westy wheels? If these ratings are known and suitable, then this would lend confidence. <br>
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So, in short, I would avoid the gowesty wheels pending exploration of whether the ET turns out to be near 30 and the KG ratings turn out to be near 900. And don't put that number in their head before finding out what number *they* offer as these things have a smudge factor.<br>
<br>
<font size=3>We would all benefit if you could find out those two numbers. <br>
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But even if they are correct, I don't particularly like the sizes. <br>
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And even if I did, I'd be concerned about ongoing availability of spares for a long time into the future vs. other choices we have. <br>
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Still, I see nothing wrong with the wheels pending a review of the ET and KG ratings. <br>
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Is the owner of gowesty on our list? I hope I have not given some offense and mean none by these questions.<br>
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<blockquote type=cite cite>Thanks,<br>
JB<br>
jonberg@mindspring.com<br>
89 Westy -- Milton<br>
90 Sycnro Westy -- Smitty<br>
Alpharetta, Georgia </font></blockquote><br>
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