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On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Dunno what kinda money everyone is talking when they describe making other > brand wheels fit and work properly on a Vanagon, but some of the > modifications (drilling, different studs, spacers, machine work) sounds > pretty pricey. We might even be up into the custom wheel price range by > the > time all is done, eh? > Not really. I paid less than $400 for my used MB C230 17" wheels and tires, bought the twenty studs for about $50, two drill bits (good ones), one for the wheel stud holes, the other for the rotors (big brake kit, rotor wouldn't sit because of the knots on the front studs), and balancing the wheels, of course, which can still be done inexpensively down here. Vented rear disc brakes on the way for the rear, yeeeeeeessssssssssssss. Héctor 1990 Carat 'Ursula' |
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