Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:03:41 -0500
Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
Subject: Re: Wheel spacing Question II
In-Reply-To: <BAY101-F26823D0703499C836FBC51A0C70@phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi dave and TJ
Im still sorta lost but this is my application with the 62 ET rims 16x8
Possible to install on my 71 Bus that is lowered or 56 single cab that is Very lowered with disc brakes and 5x112 bolt pattern adapted to 5x205 right now
but. what I need to know I guess is;
stock rim is 14x6 et30 correct?
Is there a web site or somthing to make sense of all this with pictures for the brain dead. I can under stand most anything but rims and offsets ive NEVER
understood. I need pictures or Diagrams to figure it out.
Thanks Jonce
>I think it is easiest to compare to stock wheels and see what the difference
>is.
>14x6 ET30 is one example of what VW designed, althougth there is some extra
>room there.
>An 8 inch wheel is going to be 1 inch further in than a 6 inch wheel (and 1
>inch further out) assuming it had the same offset. The offset of 62 is
>measured from the wheel center not the edge of the rim, so you take 62 minus
>30 which is 32 MM on top of the 1" due to the wider wheel. So add together
>the 1 inch(25mm) plus 32 MM, and it's more than 2 inches. That is a huge
>difference and I wouldn't go there. You could buy adapter/spacers (google
>wheel adapters) but I think other people would say pass on these wheels and
>find something more suitable.
>Dave
>>From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>>Reply-To: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@WHISPLLC.COM>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Wheel spacing Question
>>Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:35:42 -0500
>>
>>Hi all
>>got a Question. Found some cool rims with a 62ET Offset.
>>Can some one convert to English for the layman Please. I need to know for
>>clearance. it is a 16x8 in with a 62E.
>>Thanks Jonce
>>
>>Jonce Fancher
>>
>>56 Single Cab
>>66 Sunroof Bug
>>66 Variant Squareback
>>66 Porsche 912
>>71 Sunroof Bus
>>84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
>>85 Vanagon Westi
>>2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
>>
>>Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com
>>Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/
>_________________________________________________________________
>Get live scores and news about your team: Add the Live.com Football Page
>www.live.com/?addtemplate=football&icid=T001MSN30A0701
Jonce Fancher
56 Single Cab
66 Sunroof Bug
66 Variant Squareback
66 Porsche 912
71 Sunroof Bus
84 Vanagon "Gottfried"
85 Vanagon Westi
2003 10 Passenger Sprinter
Fancher's Upholstery Inc. - www.fanchers.com
Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/