Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1997 10:58:02 +0200
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: zeidler@NTCNTG02DU.ntc.nokia.com (Zeidler Helmut NTC/Dusseld.)
Subject: Re: Audi Turbo wheels on a Vanagon
The AUDI Turbo rims are sized to 6.5 J 15 ET 45 and
I would love to put them onto my Camper. But the
German safety standards do not allow machining rims and
use them on public roads. Check the maximum allowed
load of these rims, they maybe different from the
Vanagon standard.
BTW: ET means 'Einpress Tiefe' which is the difference
between the vertical centre line of the rim and the
mounting surface in mm. The AUDI rims are going very
deep into the wing und you have to use 10 mm spacers
to get nearly the same fit as standard rims.
Here are a list of available rims for Vanagon approved
by the German TUV:
Vanagon factory originals:
Standard rims 5,5 J x 14 ET 39
Standard rims 6 J x 14
Light truck 700 - 14 8 PR
Vanagon 185 R 14 C 6 PR (520 kg - 600 kg)
Vanagon Luxus 185 SR 14 Reinforced 94 R (670 kg)
Caravelle Carat 205/70R 14
Vanagon (from Winkler catalog)
Star Rims ET II 7,5 J x 16 ET 25 (615 kg)
Star Rims ET II 9 J x 16 ET 15 (615 kg)
Softline S6 8 J x 16 ET 25 (850 kg)
Exclusiv Astron 6 J x 14
Exclusiv Astron 6,5 J x 15
Exclisiv McLaren 7 J x 15 ET 25
Exclusiv ZR 6 7,5 J x 17
Star Rims 7 J x 15 ET 24
Star 7 J x 15 ET 21
Eight hole chrom 6 J x 14 ET 30
Eight hole chrom 7 J x 14 ET 23
Eight hole silver 7 J x 15 ET 11
Eight hole silver 7 J x 15 ET 23
Typ 1 6 J x 14 ET 30
Typ 1 7 J x 15 ET 23
Typ 2 7 J x 15 ET 23
7 J x 15 ET 23
Typ H sil/pol 7,5 J x 17 ET 25
Typ H black/pol 8,5 J x 17 ET 25
Typ A sil/pol 7 J x 15 ET 15
Typ A black/pol 7 J x 15
Typ A black/pol 6 J x 14 ET 25
Typ C black/pol 7,5 J x 16 ET 25
Typ C sil/pol 7 J x 15 ET 25
Typ F sil/Horn/pol 7,5 J x 16 ET 25
Typ B+S sil/pol 7 J x 15 ET 25
Typ B+S black/pol 7 J x 15 ET 25
Typ RF 7 J x 17
Typ RF 7,5 J x 17
Typ RF 8 J x 17
Typ RF 8,5 J x 17
Typ RF 9 J x 17
Typ RF 9,5 J x 17
Typ RF 10 J x 17
Aloy Rim 8 J x 15 ET 16 (625 kg)
Aloy Rim 8 J x 15 ET 20 (625 kg)
Aloy Rim 8 J x 15 ET 25 (625 kg)
Possible rim tire combinations, I you want
to use 235 and larger tires you have to use
wing extensions.
Front Rear
7 J x 15 7 J x 15
205/65 R 15 205/65 R 15
215/60 R 15 215/60 R 15
215/65 R 15 215/65 R 15
225/60 R 15 225/60 R 15
235/55 R 15 235/55 R 15
215/60 R 15 225/60 R 15
215/60 R 15 235/60 R 15
7 J x 16 7 J x 16
215/55 R 16 215/55 R 16
225/50 R 16 225/50 R 16
225/55 R 16 225/55 R 16
205/55 R 16 225/50 R 16
215/55 R 16 225/55 R 16
7 J x 16 9 J x 16
225/50 R 16 245/45 R 16
225/55 R 16 255/50 R 16
8,5 J x 17 10 J x 17
235/45 R 17 255/40 R 17
235/45 R 17 265/40 R 17
235/45 R 17 275/35 R 17
Helmut
'80 Camper