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Date:         Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:54:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Kent Christensen <lkchris@USWEST.NET>
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From:         Kent Christensen <lkchris@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Taller tire size comparison, and a question...
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re: does anyone know *for sure* if 15" Mercedes steel wheels will fit a Vanagon properly without modification?

Whether they fit or not, I think the problem may be availability. The last MB's to come with steel wheels were '70s models and they were all 14-in sizes. The changeover to 15-in sizes occurred with the 126 S-class in the early 80s and the 124 E-class in the mid-80s and I think these mostly all came standard (in USA) with alloy wheels. Any 15-in steel wheels you may be likely to find were probably special-ordered to mount snow tires--a smaller population for sure.


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