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Date:         Sat, 01 Feb 1997 06:51:12 -0500
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Diebolt <jdiebolt@up.net>
Subject:      RE: Alloy wheel deal

You are right the off set will probably be different. VW and Audi put the
off set right on the wheels. I don't remember what letter they use but it
is the same as is shown in the parts film. 
>At 10:58 PM 1/31/97 -0600, JonR wrote:
>WAIT...
>	
>	before any one buys these wheels...
>
>	are you aware that the Audi 5000 is a front wheel drive car??
>
>	the off-set is totally opposite from rear wheel drive vehicles such as
>Vanagons...
>	the incorrect off-set will cause numerous problems such as strange tire
>wear, incorrect wheel bearing loading ( premature failure...), may
>affect handling...
>
>	so before you buy, check with a tire/wheel expert to see if the
>difference in off-set will work on your Vanagon...
>
>	I personally would not do it...
>
>			JonR
>
>


 Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula
 Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
 mailto:jdiebolt@up.net
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