The alloy wheels are 6" and there are also some 6" steel wheels. The package options that included the 205/70-14 tires also included 6' wheels, a different tire carrier tray, the hold downs, and one of the radiator hoses is different. When I bought my Syncro the alloy wheel set was like a $440 option. Yes 5 alloy wheels with the wide tires and the different carrier pieces for less that the price of a replacement wheel at that time. Oh and don't forget the price of those lug nuts. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of george jannini Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:38 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys This is not a silly question- the steel and alloy wheel rim widths are different and the tire manufacturers specs are The What's What. 185/14 Continental Vanco and Yokohama tires specification charts indicate 5 to 6 inch rim width and the alloy wheels are wider than that, yes? My information was gleaned from www.tirerack.com and looked up by tire size, then specification for that particular tire. Geo/ATL
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > I run the stock alloy wheels on my '85. I know the original size tire > fro those was a 205R14 - I may have an opportunity to get a set of the > 185R14 Hankook fairly cheap. Will the 185's fit on those stock alloy rims? > > Sorry if this is a silly question - I just wasn't sure at all and > thought I'd get a quick answer here. > > Thanks, > > Jeff > |
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