Wow some strong feelings on the subject. There definitely seems to be 2 camps. Without real data on the load tolerances on these wheels it's a guessing game. Though I still haven't heard of any Westy rim failure horror stories.
On 9-May-10, at 8:08 AM, Bob Stevens wrote: > It's already been said by someone here (Dennis, I think) .... why > would > someone > consciously put a wheel (rim) on a vehicle that weighs between 3600 > and 5800 > pounds, that was designed by engineers to accommodate a 3100 lb. > curb-weight > vehicle? > > Just my own opinion .... that doesn't even begin to take into > consideration > the > side-loading the vanagon endures by environmental considerations, > which get > directly translated to rim and tire stresses (cross winds, driving > down > mountain > passes through curves and turns "at speed"). The Passat by its design > nature, > cannot begin to endure those same loads. > > Sometimes economy and safety are not bed-fellows to be combined. > > bob |
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