Date:         Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:38:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
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From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs. wheel size
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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I negelceted to state the offset was 42mm on the Audi wheels.

Those AR995s look great.

Ken


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
To: "'Ken Lewis'" <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 1:35 AM
Subject: RE: An interesting article on gas mileage vs. wheel size


>I have installed a number of American Racing model AR95T77545 wheels with
> 225/55-17 XL tires with exceptional results. These wheels are 25mm offset
> and fit perfectly on both Syncros and 2WD. They can use stock alloy lug
> nuts/bolts as long as you have thin wall sockets. Tuner spline nuts/bolts
> work real nice. These are also rated for 2,200 pounds/wheel.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Ken Lewis
> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: An interesting article on gas mileage vs wheel size
>
> I found this article while researching what it would take to get 17"x7.5"
> Audi A4  wheels to work on my crewcab.
>
> This line caught my eye;" What's immediately apparent from the results is
> that as the wheel-and-tire packages get larger and heavier, acceleration
> and
> fuel economy suffer. Neither is a huge surprise, but we measured a
> 10-percent drop in fuel economy and a four-percent degradation in
> 0-to-60-mph acceleration from the 15s to the 19s".
>
> I  looked at  these this morning.
> http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/pts/2618213904.html . Nice looking BIG
> wheels. Some road rash. He also has the longer lug bolts.
>
> The bolt hole size is good but it appears the center bore (~57mm) would
> need
> to be opened up. I need to actualy take a front wheel off my truck and do
> some measuring . I have read the grease cap can be shortened to get rid
> of
> the lip.
>
> I arrived at a  back spacing of 137.25mm on the Audi wheels . By my
> calculations I would need a 14mm spacer? Anyone?
>
> Thanks Ken
>
>