Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:50:14 -0700
Reply-To: mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From: mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
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I believe both the 6.5" width and ET37 are wrong for 560SEC so those
wheels may have been installed by someone after it left the factory.
The Mercedes part number molded into the back side would tell the tale.
Rims in the ET20-30 range are the best bet for 2wd in 15".
Tires can make a difference in whether a given width and offset will
work on a Vanagon.
I use 215/75/15 and these did not fit up front with ET37, a common ET
for "C" Class Mercedes. This combo is fine for Syncros though.
I should have mentioned 560 models also in my earlier post about ET22-25
Mercedes wheels.
Mark
Jake de Villiers wrote:
> I'm running 15 x 6.5 ET 37 alloys from a 560 SEC on Dixie and 16 x 7 steel
> wheels from a C240 on the grey van.
>
> The steel wheels with their 205/55 tires just bolted right on, though
> clearance at the upper control arm is mighty slim. Easy enough to add a
> thin spacer or a thick spacer with longer wheel bolts in order to fit bigger
> tires.
>
> I'm kinda looking for another set for Dixie...
>
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>
>> Very helpful. Thanks!
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 8/5/08, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> From: mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
>>> Subject: Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
>>> To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
>>> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2:45 PM
>>> The closest 2wd fit I know of in a readily available
>>> 15" wheel is from
>>> older "S" Class Mercedes. These often came in
>>> 6.5" x 15" and 7" x 15"
>>> with offsets in the ET22-ET25 range. These have the right
>>> pattern and
>>> large enough center holes. You do need longer lugs and
>>> might need to
>>> drill them for 14mm lug holes. You don't need spacers.
>>>
>>> The cars were 420 SEL, 500 SE, SEL AFAIK.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Stephen Grisanti wrote:
>>>
>>>> Man, oh man. A veritable can of worms. If only it
>>>>
>>> were that simple, as I'm trying to figure it all for my
>>> own 2WD Westy. If the wheels have the 5 x 112 bolt circle
>>> diameter, and if bolt holes are for 14 mm lugs and have the
>>> right contour (curved instead of angled lug seat) and if the
>>> centerbore diameter is large enough (66mm?), and if the
>>> wheels have the right offset (30-35?), then yes, they'll
>>> fit. Bet they don't, 'cause nearly nothing does
>>> from what I've been able to learn.
>>>
>>>> For us owners with 2WD Vanagons it would be great to
>>>>
>>> have a list of wheels from other makes/models (if any) that
>>> bolt right up without modifications, except maybe for longer
>>> lugs for the alloy wheels. That way we could waste our time
>>> looking for the right wheels instead of wasting our time
>>> calculatin' what to look for on a wheel that happens to
>>> turn up.
>>>
>>>> I figure that by the time my current tires are ready
>>>>
>>> for replacement I might have found what works and will be
>>> ready to make the change. Maybe.
>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Tue, 8/5/08, Jamie Fitterer
>>>>
>>> <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: Jamie Fitterer
>>>>>
>>> <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>>
>>>>> Subject: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 10:31 AM
>>>>> So here is a stupid one for somebody.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cna I just buy new 15 inch wheels and tires and
>>>>>
>>> replace my
>>>
>>>>> 14 inch wheels and tires on my 84 westy? Or is
>>>>>
>>> there
>>>
>>>>> something else I need to change to make this
>>>>>
>>> possible. Brake
>>>
>>>>> shoes? rotors?
>>>>>
>>>>> Just wondering as I have come across some pretty
>>>>>
>>> nice
>>>
>>>>> wheels and would like to jump on it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
>
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