gowesty doesnt know the loadrating of their wheels either, if i remember their tech article correctly. i just got a set of four koenig 16x7 wheels on samba for $140: already drilled for the vanagon. might still need spacers, but 140 is worth that. only problem is.... i have to use up my stock 14" tires before i can afford 16" tires....... where do you get those spacers for $10?? florian
On 2/4/06, rsf <feller@carboncow.com> wrote: > > Plus I got to add...with $100+ shipping the gowesty/van-café rims are a > $700 > project to Ohio! Like I said I got $340 in my NEW 2006 jetta rim > conversion... > > Of course its just a matter of time before someone on the board tells me > since I don't know the load rating of the jetta rims how could I possibly > trust them on my westy... > > Shawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > John Reddick > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:20 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ? > > I believe it is ET23. By the time you go the cheap route and buy rims, > take > them to a machine shop to drill out the centers, buy spacers and longer > studs, Gowesties prices are a bargain. The sliding door also works which > it > will not if you are off slightly. > > John > |
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