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• Re: Warped Brake rotors?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 23:25:16 -0700
  ...The >> rims are the Rhein alloy models. >> >> After they were installed (by costco) I noticed that when braking I am >> now getting a pulsing...
• Re: Hankook I-Pike Winter
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sun, 29 May 2011 23:23:44 -0400
  Dennis, I am putting 16 inch Mercedes rims on my '89. The size is 225/60R16 XL I thought it would be easier to...
• Re: Alternative tire sizes for 14x6-inch rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:16:30 -0400
  ...VW certification for this slightly narrower tire on the optional > wider rims. Vanagon.com seemed pretty up to date to me...I'm using...
• Re: Agilis again
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 07:45:16 -0500
  This is without doing my homework but off the top of my head I think that 61's are generally used on 14" rims...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:19:53 -0800
  ...Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I'm going to echo Ben's comments, those CLK wheels are excellent...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 08:58:52 -0500
  ...Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ? Plus I got to add...with $100+ shipping the gowesty/van-caf� rims are a $700 project to...
• Re: [vanagon] wheels WTB
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:36:53 EDT
  ...They are factory seconds and the scratches and nicks are pretty noticable when looking straight at the rims, but not so noticeable when they...
• Re: Starter for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:10:01 -0700
  ...I'll play... :-) for tintop van, going from 14" rims and tires, thinking about 15" or 16"... Which size is best? thanks On Fri...
• Re: Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 29 May 2002 14:38:24 -0500
  >>Any pros or cons to Alloy's, over my perfectly good steel rims? With the alloys you need the special bolts and nuts. mi...
• Re: Fwd: Factory Alloy Rims And BFG All Terrains For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Mon, 6 May 2002 17:02:40 -0400
  Sure. I'll take 'em for $1. ;-)) Seriously, did you get that shot of the wheels by jumping on the trampoline? bem Derek Drew...
• Re: Used steel wheels - treat minor rust?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 22:30:07 -0500
  ...While back, I had some tires switched out on my boat trailer and the guy told me before he touched the rims "I'm...
• OK now on to the tires wheels ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 26 Dec 2018 09:18:58 -0800
  ...happen Do not want to change from the stock 14 inch rims if I can find suitable tires in that size But if it...
• Re: 2000 Jetta rims on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 18:51:25 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if the 15" will fit on an 87 >Wolfsburg? I have heard people talking about the new Passat rims fitting, >but...
• Re: Tire Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:21:41 -0700
  ...we did some measuring of ride height on friday (got 10-11 vans done) and the largest tires i saw on 15 in rims...
• Re: What size/ brand tire are ppl using on 2wd w/ SA 15" rim
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 20:19:33 -0800
  ...SA rims im running 215/75/15.. great combo.. > my van is an automatic too.. > LOL > well my question now was not about size...
• Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:47 -0700
  Anyone need some free wheels? I have at least 8-10 stock steel wheels available to list members for free. All have tires. Some...
• Re: Steel Rim Question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 20:49:42 -0700
  ...BenT On Apr 9, 2011, at 8:27 PM, Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM> wrote: > Do stock steel rims from an '80 fit an...
• Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Thu, 22 May 1997 09:05:27 -0700
  I will soon have 3 grey/black 5 spoke look alike wheel covers for 14 inch rims if anyone needs them. I am on...
• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 00:12:59 -0600
  Karl Wolz wrote: > > I am not at all an expert on such things, but I have been told by a couple > normally reliable sources...
• Audi Alloys, Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 15:39:09 -0500
  ...Was wondering also if these are the rims that list members have been talking about with regards to the center caps (archives). I sort...
• Roadhaus
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 19:45:06 -0600
  ...What size rims are you running? Are those the SA models? And what a trip! Enjoy. Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock...
• Re: What size/ brand tire are ppl using on 2wd w/ SA 15" rim
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:40:10 EDT
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, trclark@SHAW.CA writes: > 215/75R15 thats on my SA rims chris ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
• Re: tire rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:44:02 EST
  ...I noticed in the archives that some people use mercedes rims and I was wondering from wich models? I also have been down at...
• Re: vanagon - warm air please!!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:00:53 -0700
  ...What is the > problem and > where should I start looking to see what is wrong? 2)The > vanagon has the > original rims on it...
• Re: Oily dusty right front rim
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 30 Nov 2013 17:29:12 -0600
  ---- Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Why? Mercedes rims. Right is much dirtier and a little oily. Cleaned all to observe process closely...
• Re: Dennis Haynes has shared a folder with you
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 13:01:46 -0600
  Dennis How do you manage to keep 17' tires on 15' rims? }:-)) " AR95 Wheels &#40;15 X 7.5, 25mm offset&#41; wheels with...
• 14" Michelin Agilis tires in Boulder, Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 16:14:32 -0700
  I just removed 5 Michelin Agilis 185R14 tires (on rims) and don't need them. The tires are all evenly worn and in great...
• Re: Spare Tyre Too Big?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 06:32:36 EDT
  You need to get the spare tire brackets from a Vanagon that had the alloy rims stock and the longer radiator hoses for the...
• Re: Tool choice and source
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:35:12 -0700
  ...Well, after > updating my rims to Audi rims, I needed longer studs. While only 10 mm > longer, they were more than long enough for...
• Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:44:48 -0800
  ...center holes Evan? I thought that was just the Audi/ > Passat rims, since my Mercedes wheels fit the hubs quite nicely. > > On 3/27...
• Re: Ronal 16" Rims available from Van-Again Now!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:06:26 -0800
  ...I > feel that if you are looking for nice 16" rims, here they are ready to > buy. > If you are looking for a wheel...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 21:39:31 -0800
  ...you should have no problem putting 195's on your rims. A 195/60R14 will 10mm(less than 1/2 in)wider than the...
• Re: Are these rims any good for a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:11:15 -0600
  ...In the market for new tires and want to upgrade the rims on my carat.. i found these on ebay... would these handle the...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:06:11 -0400
  Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> writes: > I could not have made this run with the old 14" rims and ignoble > Uniroyal tires, which were worthless...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:52:49 -0700
  I don't know all that much about tire technology, but wouldn't my 16" 50/55 (staggered rims) series passenger tires be less...
• FS- 15" Audi 5000 turbo rims
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:13:16 -0400
  Have a line on four Audi 5kt wheels from an 82 model. These have the 5 bolt pattern and fit the vanagon with slight...
• Re: 15 in. rims
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sat, 27 May 2000 20:46:21 EDT
  The steel ones I had were marked ET45 for the offset and the cooling holes were further out relative to the 14" Vanagon rim...
• WTB: stock steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cote
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:39:14 EDT
  One of the rims on my '86 Westy rusted through (!), causing the tire to go flat. Anyone have a stock steel rim they'd...
• Looking for 15" SA steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:09:59 -0700
  Hi, does anyone have 15" SA steel rims for sale or know of a source for them? I'd be interested to buy 5...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 01:39:26 -0400
  ...I know this will work on the Alloy rims. If you are running the 5.5 inch wide steel 14 inch rims, this might...
• Re: Syncro/Tires/Viscous..HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 00:32:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...What type/style/maker of 15" rims do you have? If you had normal 14" rims (your 15"ers are definitely NOT standard) I...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:42:13 -0500
  <div style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>&nbsp;Thank you Rob.</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><SPAN...
• Re: Minimum tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 14:51:38 -0700
  ...But without bead lock rims, one cannot >> reduce the pressure too much else a tire comes loose. >> >> Does anyone have any clue about how...
• Rims for 1989 Westy
  Historical mailing list - BB
  Tue, 13 May 2014 08:59:45 -0300
  Hi I am looking to go from a 14" rim to a 15" , would the following fit Audi rim - 15"x7 , 5x112 , ET 39...
• Re: Recommended tire for 15" rims
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:37:21 -0700
  I run 205/65R15 Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS on the diesel Westy. Right diameter. Makes for correct speedo readings. Jim On Apr 25, 2011, at...
• Re: Tire/wheel questions [T4] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 10:12:12 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Tire/wheel questions [T4] Norman, I don't have that info for you....but worse comes to worse, try the rims on your EV...
• rims
  Historical mailing list - CB SID
  Mon, 25 May 1998 01:59:33 EDT
  I talked to someone in northwest I believe his name was Steve about some passat steel wheels, hey Steve are you out there? or...
• What's the difference?
  Historical mailing list - mattiewoodworking
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:12:16 -0400
  ...was fire engine red and mine was burgandy. Same interiors, alum. rims, options, etc. was the wolfsberg option just a special color option? Chris
• Re: Vibration at 70 won't go away?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 13:48:43 -0700
  Also the rims could be out of round. M > Kurt Camealy wrote: > > I have had a vibration at 70 that won't seem to...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:27:18 -0700
  Bill, mind if i ask how much you paid for your rims? i found a pair and they guy suggested 100 for 4. Alloy...
• Minimum tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 10:05:46 -0700
  ...But without bead lock rims, one cannot reduce the pressure too much else a tire comes loose. Does anyone have any clue about how...
• Re: Wheels, once and for all, Bill in Lake Tahoe.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 08:28:11 -0500
  At 10:32 PM 11/1/98 -0800, David Marshall wrote: >The stock 16" rims are ET 34mm so they are actually closer to...
• FS- Ronal 15 in Rims, 87Gl body, engine, auto tranny etc
  Historical mailing list - Steve C.
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:29:32 -0800
  ...Ronal rims taken off an Audi 5000. They bolt onto Syncro's without any spacers needed. The ET is 45mm. Bolt pattern is the...
• Re: 27" BFG all terrain tires on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:13:48 -0500
  ...I went bigger, installed a set of used Goodyear Wrangler Radials, size 235/75R15 on audi V8 rims. The tire diameter is 28.5...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:24:11 -0800
  After years of hand-wringing and much timidity, I just took the plunge and modified a spare set of Mercedes rims to fit my...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:16:54 +0000
  ...One of the reasons I bought some pretty expensive rims to replace some very heavy, relatively inexpensive rims, was not their static weight, rather...
• Re: Sorry, Another Question On the Audi Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:41:47 -0800
  ...in the eye of the beholder, but I think big rims look goofy.� Performance: mine is fine.� Not fast, but fine.� I have a...
• 5-lug to american rims
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:23:57 -0600
  ...He said they're just like metal plates, bolt it on, then bolt on the new rims. Anybody seen/used these? Might be useful...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 18:45:33 -0400
  > My weekender has the original 14" steel rims and the chrome VW hubcaps. But tires > seem impossible to find. Hankook RA08, hands down... http...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:00:54 -0400
  I should 'get into the fray' also - I have at least 3, maybe 4 to give away, an hour west of DC/Baltimore. Soon...