Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (February 2004, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:14:09 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: "Steel Wheels"  (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
Comments: To: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <A1DD309765DBD71198FE00E029104B0B7A42@rtiserv4.relitech.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"


Tom,
My TriStar has OEM VW steel wheels.  14x6.0" ET30 with 205R14 tires on it.


David Marshall


Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3


http://www.fastforward.ca    mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
Phone: (250) 992 7775        FAX: (250) 992 1160


- Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
- Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation
- European Lighting for most Volkswagen models




Due to the large volume of email  we  receive,  PLEASE  include  previous
emails when responding.  This will allow us to read the complete dialogue
in one message and will result in quicker and more  accurate  responses.




-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Carrington, Tom
Sent: February 10, 2004 8:38 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)




None of the OEM VW Vanagon rims are wider than 5.5".


On my CrewCab, I'm running 14x6 steel Mercedes-Benz wheels. They are dirt
cheap (I paid $80 for a set of 4), have the exact proper offset and are a
DIRECT BOLT ON. All I had to do was remove the pesky retaining bolts on the
rear drums. And they almost look like factory rims.


A picture of the rims on my CrewCab can be seen at:


http://volksweb.relitech.com/party2002.htm
(Note: Click on thumbnails for expanded images!)


These wider rims allow me to run 27x8.50R14 tires safely (minimum width as
recommeded by the tire manufacturers is 6").


I'll post the MB part numbers if anyone is interested.


TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: 2/9/04 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: "Steel Wheels"  (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)


ok, which ones were wider that 5.5"?






> Most (not all) of the stock 14" steel wheels on Vanagons were 5.5"
wide
> rims.
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.