Date:         Wed, 8 May 2002 21:52:41 +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:      Wheel offsets and widths to fit Vanagons
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Info from the Porsche brake conversion specialists:

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To: "'Andrew Grebneff'" <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject: AW: VW T3 17" wheel ET, width, tires
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 18:15:19 +0200
Organization: Hansen Motorsport
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Hi again,

well wheels will fit up front, easy to 8"" and usualy also 8.5".
The following offsets are pretty common:
7.5" => 25, 20, 15, 10
8" => 20, 15, 11, 10 (with some wheels 25 will be possible, too)
8.5" => 20, 15, 13, 12, 10

in the rear, the wheels will fit to 11".
The following offsets are pretty common:
All like the wheel up front an:
9" => 25, 20, 15, 11, 10
10" => 20, 15, 11, 10
11" => 10

Actually, all these wheels (and of couse all wheel sizes in between)
will fit. On the rear axle will fit eaven wider wheels.

e.g. Our Vanagon is equiped with 8,5"*17 wheels, offset 13, up front,
and 10"*17 wheels, offset 20, at the rear plus 20mm adaptors in the rear
(this equals offset 0 in the rear).


Sure, we can make the brakes with nearly every stud pattern. But be
aware, that this will change the offset, by at least 20mm per Side. So,
if you want to have a wheel equaling offset 20, you will have to choose
wheels with offset 40!

I would not recomend machineing the wheels, because this would weaken
the wheels, and this could be dangours.

Best Regards

Jens Hansen
Hansen Motorsport
Am Kachelstein 25
53639 Königswinter

Tel.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 64
Fax.: 0 22 44 / 87 09 65

www.Hansen-Motorsport.de


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Andrew Grebneff [mailto:andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Mai 2002 09:06
An: Jens Hansen
Betreff: VW T3 17" wheel ET, width, tires

Hi Jens

The wheel & tire dealers here in NZ have NO IDEA what sizes fit the
T3 (there are only 50 or so T3s, estimated by myself and another
owner, and all are private imports... VW never sold them here). The
dealers' tire & wheel catalogs and listings do not include these vans.

Obviously you have experience with these vans. If I am to fit 17"
wheels to the T3 (NOT a Syncro), I need to know:
-What rim width? 7", 7.5", 8"?
-What ET (offset) do I need to correctly fit them to the van without
adaptors and without fouling on the bodywork or suspension?

I would probably want a 5x120mm stud-pattern, which is shared with
Holden (Australian General Motors) and gives a good selection of
rear-drive wheels. Can you do 993 brakes with custom stud-patterns?

The alternative is to machine 2.5mm from the CLK wheels to clear the
993 calipers. Removing 2.5mm all round will give the needed 365mm
inner diameter. Is this safe to do with Mercedes wheels?