Date:         Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:36:31 +0000
Reply-To:     rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Which Wheels
Comments: To: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM>

I'd vote for keeping both sets.

Use the steel wheels for a set of good winter tires, and the alloys for some nice summer tires.
(Since it looks like you live somewhere that would see snow or wet winters.)

Given average driving, I don't think you are going to subject either wheel to enough distress to have any problems.
I'd say the tires you are running will make more of a difference than the wheels. You did not say how much wider the alloys are or their offset. There is a possibility that they might add some small degree of stability - again depending on the tires you are running.


Todd
'88 Westy



Interesting that your pop-top has no opening vent - I thought they all had one. (I can see the cut-out for it.)




 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM>
> I am having trouble making a decision between two sets of wheels.  One
> option is a set of BBS alloys that I have had sitting around for a few years
> and the other option is a set of stock alloys.  Both are 14" although the
> alloys run wider tires (205s are on them now).  I thought that I was a steel
> wheel purists and have never even mounted the bbs wheels but when I put the
> alloys on my old van in preparation to sell it I have decided that I like
> the way they look.  Currently I am thinking that steel is more reliable
> and/or easier to fix and that the stock tire width will perform better and
> am therefore probably not going to keep the alloys, but maybe it is time for
> a change?  What does the collective wisdom of the list have to say?  Any
> obvious reasons to go either way that I am overlooking?  Any flaws in my two
> reasons stay with steel?
>
> Photos of the two wheel sets can be found here:
>
> http://poolio.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=26
>
> <http://poolio.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=26>
>
> Thanks
>
> Jonathan Poole
> '82 AC Westy's