The Ronal 17" wheels sold by Van Café were designed for the Vanagon and are a perfect fit. I've run these on several vans (and a Tristar Syncro) and they're great. We usually run 225/50 R17 with an XL rating. Good ride, excellent handling. Unlike a lot of other 17" wheels, these are 7" wide, which is what you want on a Vanagon. The last two sets we installed we got these Nokian tires from Amazon: |
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