Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (March 1997)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 1997 09:56:25 -0500 (EST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu>
Subject:      Re: Alloy Wheels

Lloyd -

You asked:

> > Does anyone know which alloy wheels by other manufacturers work on > vanagons. I have seen pictures of vanagons with Audi rims: which ones > are these? The vanagon alloys are difficult to obtain at a reasonable > price. Many thanks > Lloyd Perkins dad@together.net >

Go to the Tirerack and check out the Borbet Replica II wheels:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/borbet/bo_rep2.htm

These "Mercedes only" wheels are supposed to be a direct match for the Westy.

Kyle Wade Keeper of the volks-motorsports page www.volks-motorsports.com home page Pengi@cruzio.com

Has told me that he has installed these wheels on a Vanagon and that they are strong and look great. I am considering them for my '91 Westy.

They take a "low profile" tire, 205/65 R15 which is supposed to result in an overall gain of .2 inches in total wheel/tire diameter. This supposedly provides an accurate Odometer reading.

Kyle recommends a reinforced tire on these. I am having a little trouble getting the straight scoop on appropriate tires.

Michelin MXV Energy tires is what Tirerack recommended. These are a 94 H rated tire. That's 1477 lbs/wheel at 130 mph. They are a max 44 psi rated tire.

This is a summation of what I have found over the past 2 weeks.

Kenyon -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenyon Fairey, Re.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor Head, Help Desk Services & Human Dimensions of Resource Management Software Support Department of Forestry & Office of Information Technologies Wildlife Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - A 117, Lederle Graduate Research Center Internet -- KFairey@OIT.UMass.EDU University of Massachusetts Phone -- (413)-545-4366 Amherst, MA 01003 FAX -- (413)-545-3203


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.