Date:         Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:45:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wheel alternatives...
Comments: To: Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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there's another consideration I just remembered for these wheels in the
front of a 2WD vanagon .....
besides needing the center bored out to clear the grease hub cap in front, ,
and besides needing to space it outboard for suspension clearance......
there is also the matter of having the stock Audi plastic center cap fit
on - like there was interference getting the plastic center cap to fit  I
think.
I think there's a problem there, so  might want to check that carefully.

for almost any non-stock wheel you need to remove those little drum
retaining bolts on the rear, no big deal at all.

Just seemed to be getting too crazy to me to fit them to the front.  Not a
'natural' fit I don't think.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Wheel alternatives...


  I have a full set of these waiting to see daylight.  They do need
counterboring though; is there any way to modify or replace the rotors/
hubs/ etc. to eliminate this requirement?
  I do know that the rears don't need boring, but do need the drum retaining
bolts left out to allow them to sit flat.

Mike B.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: David Kao
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 3:31 PM
  Subject: Re: Wheel alternatives...


  In the archive there was a trip report to Baja California with
  15" Audi 5000 rims fitted to a Vanagon. The author said the
  Audi rims were able to survive his journey but not the OEM VW
  alloy wheels. The VW OEM alloy wheels not only look thin and weak
  they will not take the beating if you tend to travel into forests,
  canyon roads and mountain peaks where the roads are often unpaved.
  The Audi 5000 rims apparently stood out much better. Those VW
  OEM 14" alloy wheels are for city driving.

  By grinding the center bore of the Audi rims it does make the bore
  larger. But VW OEM rims have that large bore in the first place.
  If that makes Audi rims unsafe the OEM alloy rims are unsafe too.

  David



  > But, removing
  > metal from wheels that were designed for a sedan in order
  > to make them
  > fit ............... .  Hmmmm.  Just wondering.
  >
  > Dave Mc