At 12:54 PM 30/12/98 EST, Ken wrote: >I had a bunch of folks asked me if I could get 15" steel wheels when I got my >15" alloy wheels. Well now I have a source for them. They are brand new >steel wheels that were originally for Audi A4s and A6s. They have an offset >of ET 45 and are 15" x 6". The wheels will require some machining of the >centers to fit over the Vanagon wheel hubs. The wheels are $55 each. If you >want 4 then that is $220 and if you want 5 then that would be $275. I am >selling these with a really low markup because you do have to do some >machining on the centers. >Let me know if you are interested. >Ken Wilford >www.VanAgain.com >John 3:16 > The problem is the offset as ahs been discussed and you can see at David's website at http://www.volkswagen.org/ (look under what's new and then click on the danger of wheels topic) They will be too close to the trailing arms and change the handling. My ideal 15" rims would have an offset not more than 3 (ET 3). This might allow me to add thin wire type chains with the appropriate tire size as well. If anyone has 5 steel 15" ET 3 rims for the vanagon, let me know.
Björn Ratjen Mill Bay, B.C. 1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized) 1995 Passat TD (1982 Vanagon Diesel) 1979 VW Bus (self- camperized) |
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