Date:         Thu, 13 May 2010 20:07:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
Subject:      Re: Wheel Load Rating
Comments: To: Kevin Jordan <kevin.jordan@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <4BEC0F5B.1050008@cox.net>
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FWIW, the last time I drove over the scales at the city transfer
station taking yard waste in, my 90 GL weighed 3820 with me in it.At
09:40 AM 5/13/2010, Kevin Jordan wrote:
>I know there's a lot of discussion about the correct load rating of
>tires for our Vanagons, but what about the correct load capacity for the
>wheels themselves?  I recently picked up a set of Audi 16" X 7"
>4A0601025P alloy wheels (photo:
>http://www.4usedaudiparts.com/wheels/whl-58737.html).  The offset is
>ET45 and I know I'll have to have the centers bored out and get new
>spacers, lugs, and tires.  Without too much digging, I find that these
>wheels were available for 2000-2001 Audi A4 (Curb Weight 3494 lbs),
>2001-2004 A6 (Curb Weight 4024 lbs), and 2001-2003 Audi AllRoad (Curb
>Weight 4024 lbs).  The Curb weight for the '86 Vanagon Syncro
>(referencing Jim Davis' Model/Year Summaries
>http://www.vanagon.com/info/years/1986/index.htm) is 4100 lbs.  My
>search to find out if these wheels are safe for my '86 Vanagon GL has
>turned up no results.  Anybody out there that has experience with
>vanagons and audi wheels would be the expert here, not me.
>
>Thanks
>
>Kevin
>'86 Vanagon Westy (Leia)
>'68 Westy (Honey Bucket)
>'68 Westy (Project)