Not to discourage folks from buying these wheels (these appear to be Ronal wheels). Ronal shows 215/55R16 tires on Vanagons with their 16" wheels. I could not find a single tire with sufficient load ratings for Vanagons in that size tire. Just a cautionary tale... Also Derek Drew wrote up a very good article on 16 wheels and the load capacity of the WHEEL. I didn't see any info on Ronal's site about the strength of these wheels.
On Mar 17, 2005, at 1:37 PM, The Skylight Guy wrote: > Apparently 16" wheels provide a lot more stability to your van, > especially > in windy situations but even just the smoothness of the ride for > everyday > use is awesome and they look really cool too! |
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