Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1998 21:32:37 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: wrong tires...?alternate wheels
Comments: To: keeder <keeder@IBM.NET>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <199809110317.DAA133154@out4.ibm.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

The two wheels that I have seen are Audi Turbo / Quattro wheels and
Mercedes wheels.  Both have 45mm offset so they are not the best choice for
the Vanagon [Vanagon has 30mm on 14J5.5 and 34mm on 16J5.5].  Some people
swear by them other's think you are crazy for considering them.  I am using
my Audi 15" steel wheels for the winter tires on my Quattro instead of
off-road tires for my Syncro.  16" wheels offer a better choice than 15"
IMHO.  I will more than likely go for a set of 215/70 16" Dunlop Radial
Rovers on my Syncro this winter to a total height of 28" and more weight
per square inch on the ground due to the narrower tire.

I am curious what the offset of the Jeep wheels are though...


At 17:50 9/10/98 -0700, keeder wrote:
>I read a post in the mail archives about the 15" wheels,  too.  As I
>remember, they were from a Jeep Wrangler.
>
>

-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
   -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ  --
   --  85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab  --
   --   Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org   --
     --  USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL  --