Date:         Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:24:25 GMT
Reply-To:     Malcolm White <malcolm@WHITE.IE>
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From:         Malcolm White <malcolm@WHITE.IE>
Organization: Images in Flight Limited
Subject:      Wheels/Tyres
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I know that this has been covered (to death?) previously, but I can't get to the
archives.

I have been offered some 7 x 15 ET35 Mercedes alloy wheels and plan to fit these
with 235/75x15 BFG All Terrains onto my Syncro.

Doing the sums, it appears that I will end up with a 12.6% larger rolling
diameter (assuming that the standard 185 x 14 is an 80% profile) and 20mm
greater track width per side but with 30mm more width towards the trailing arms.
Is there likely to be room for this extra width or should I consider some 6mm
spacers? (effectively reducing the offset to ET29 - assuming that 26mm more
protrusion will not cause problems with wheel arch clearance).

I vaguely recall somebody suggesting that I will need to find longer wheel studs
for fitting alloys on a Syncro? Is this so, and where would I get some longer
studs from and how difficult are they to fit? Is the nut profile the same on the
Vanagon and Mercedes? Anyone BTDT?

Are there any 15" Vanagon alloys that do not require any modifucations to the
hubs/wheels etc?

Regards, Malcolm
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Malcolm White  Templeogue, Dublin 6W, Eire        Tel: (353) 1 490 7246
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