Date:         Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:45:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
Comments: To: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com>
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 You left out the width Casey, but yes they should fit.. The centres fit on
my van fine.

I did both of those mods for my van; drilled out the inserts to take the
14mm bolts in the front and removed the insert to accomodate extended nuts
in the rear.

Jake

On 6/15/06, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just upgraded my 300TD to 17" rims, so I have the stock ET 37 15" rims
> available for my Vanagon (will they fit?).  Do you guys knock out the
> Mercedes steel lug bolt inserts or ream them out to accept the larger
> Vanagon bolts/studs?  Also, I was under the impression that MB rims needed
> to be machined in order to clear the 2WD front hubs--is this correct?
>
> TIA
>
> On 6/13/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4648173354
> >
> > Not mine. Just thought someone might find this of use. These should bolt
> > right on to a Vanagon 2wd or Syncro w/o any mods except maybe longer
> > bolts and studs. Centerbore should work just fine.  Offset looks correct
> > as
> > well. Botl pattern is also correct.
> >
> >
> Casey
> Olympia, WA
> Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
> '87 300TD intercooler #22 (215k)
> '84 300D (213k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
> http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com