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• Re: A4 wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:26:28 +0200
  ...spoke, 16". > > they are both ET 45, but 7" wide, instead of 6" wide like the 5000 turbo 15". > > the 5000 turbo wheels can...
• Re: Fuel Injection tuning - wide band O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:39:57 -0400
  ...The PLX wide band device provides emulation of the standard Bosch type narrow band O2 sensor output so you could install the wide band...
• Re: Wheels (reprise)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 22:04:04 -0700
  ...Eurospec's wheels >as advertised are 15" x 6.5" wide. Factory alloys are 14x6, factory steel wheels are 14x5.5. MM
• Re: difference between '85 and '87 spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:50:41 -0400
  You could always stow the spare half deflated and make sure your carry a pump! Don't forget the alloy is 6" wide and...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:10:21 -0700
  "spark plug" tools have a "T" shaped appendage that can leverage the electrode to widen or diminish the gap, and almost always have a...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 05:47:41 -0400
  ...A 3/4" wide hose clamp will > > most likely > > be of the T-bolt style. > > > > George > > >
• Re: dimensions of bottom bed
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:01:11 -0400
  ...I can >transport >a queen-sized (60" wide) box spring in my van, It's not even close to 60" wide, closer to 48".
• All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:12:25 -0700
  ...are they mounted on the alloy wheels or the steel wheels? I've got the steel wheels, and at only 5.5 inches wide...
• Re: 15 Inch rims at cip quite a selections
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:13:04 -0700
  ...If they came 6 1/2 inches wide I would be sorely tempted. On 10/20/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > RE...
• Re: 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 13:03:53 -0400
  ...Just picture the V getting wider & wider, until the engine becomes flat. >Sorry feeling like a real $*#hole today. Me too. Jim Davis 87...
• Re: Oversize wheels for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 20:08:11 -0700
  ...They are not wider than stock. Not wider that stock alloys or steel? Are they 5.5" or 6"? What do they look like...
• Re: Volkswagen, the dumbest auto company in the world.. was: Re: T5 and camper
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 22:41:56 +1300
  ...Many have zero real offroad ability (Hummers are too wide; Suburbans too wide & too long). Some are not even 4WD! Vehicle? I'll concede...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:47:06 -0800
  ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Alone, alone, all, all alone > Alone on the wide, wide sea, > > I find high ground > and I look all around, > > And...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 14:57:55 -0400
  ...If you are running the 5.5 inch wide steel 14 inch rims, this might not be recommended (though I believe I recall someone...
• Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:46:48 -0500
  ...you go to a "wider" tire the contact patch is wider from side to side, but shorter front to back. This in turn gives...
• Re: Upstairs room
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 23:14:58 -0700
  In my '81 Westy, the upper bunk definitely looks wider than the lower, but it is an optical illusion caused by the sloping sides...
• Re: Yokohama tires: math lesson
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 10:53:15 -0700
  ...There are limits to how wide a tire you can mount on a Vanagon rim. You can use wider rims, 15" or 16" and...
• Re: CD/MP3 Player suggestions
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:30:48 -0800
  The stock unit in my 85 GL is approximately 5 & 7/8 inches deep, 7 inches wide and 2 1/16 high. There is...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:03:18 -0500
  ...It takes light coming in from a wide >angle and bends it into a beam that's about as wide as the lens itself...
• audi wheels on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:30:58 -0400
  ...ET40 5x112 (7.5" wide with a 40mm offset) '96 audi a4 alloy wheel 7jx16 ET45 5x112 (7" wide with a 45mm offset) and...
• Re: 15 Inch rims at cip quite a selections
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:09:17 -0700
  ...The only problem I see is that they are only 5.5 inches wide. Very > cool > otherwise! > why is that a problem I noticed...
• Re: idle hands are the Devil's workshop ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Dec 94 17:12:41 EST
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computer Systems PGP Key available upon request, MIME capable, no postage due, please
• Re: misc. ramblings about locations
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 08:46:49 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 20 Jul 1994 jrp@widcat.widener.edu wrote: > Between switch the list to include Canadian provinces... there's a lot of > territory...
• Re: Mercedes wheel opinion?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:17:22 -0800
  ...Like a sedan will have the 6 inch wide ones, a station wagon the 6.5's. For better handling and sharper turn-in...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:31:03 +0100
  ...Thompson" wrote: > What I am not sure about is the effect of wider wheels though, I > think the wider wheel may need less offset...
• Re: T5 Van - was Goodbye Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 14:18:34 +1200
  ...It doesn't have the "taller than it is wide" >look that the previous models have all had. To be honest, I can't...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 20:41:40 +1300
  >You do not want a tire on a Vanagon whose road contact surface is really >wide. While wide tires may look "Macho", they are...
• Re: tire sizes "*&%#@"
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:21:03 -0800
  ...IOW, a 50 would be 1/2 as tall as it is wide, whereas a 55 would be 55% as tall as it is...
• Re: 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 3 May 1996 11:26:06 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Just picture the V getting > wider & wider, until the engine becomes flat. > > >Sorry feeling like a real $*#hole today. > > Me too. God, I'd...
• Re: wide angle rear window plastic things?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 23:05:49 EDT
  ...have the concentric circle grooves to allow you to view > a > wide angle view of what's behind you? > TIA, > David Camping World - http...
• Re: Toyota Previa "Westfalia" ??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:03:37 +1300
  ...The differences between wide & narrow cars were in the center of the front floorpan, dash, seats, tailgate, front panels (including fenders) and bumpers as...
• Re: Wheels and Tires
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 15:01:00 -0800
  ...ET38 at wider than 6 inches. As Evan was pointing out, you also need to consider how wide your rims are. For example, a...
• Re: Fri. Another thing they got right...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Fri, 2 Sep 2016 19:50:08 -0700
  ...I love to be able to do a U-turn on almost any 2-lane > highway, without even needing s wide shoulder....even a...
• Re: Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:19:38 -0700
  ...Too wide. > Brushbar is too low.
• Re: tire and wheel width matching
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 22 May 2004 21:40:00 +1200
  >If you put a wide tire on a narrow rim you get the tirewalls to protect the >rim from being damaged, probably better load...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 13:04:00 -0500
  Bigger diameter, yes - but a bigger footprint overall depends on whether you are driving more on ice (wider good) or on snow and slush...
• Re: [T2] Re: Replacement 205/70/14s
  Historical mailing list - Nemo, the Bus Captain
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:44:58 -0800
  ...While you are mistaken about the 10cm wider, I meant to say 1 cm wider (or less than 0.5 inch). 205 means 20...
• Re: A4 wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:20:49 -0400
  > they are both ET 45, but 7" wide, instead of 6" wide like the 5000 turbo 15". aren't the stock 2wd van steel...
• Re: Sleeping dimensions of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:30:13 -0800
  > How does that compare to the bed of the Westy-Falia? My "Westy-Falia" camper lower bed is 72" long x 60" wide at...
• Re: Let there be LIGHT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:59:54 -0400
  Walter Houle wrote: > Do the inside lights throw a wide pattern that will help me see around > sharp turns? The inner lights on the...
• Throttle Stuck Wide Open Leaving Me Stranded in Boise Idaho
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:41:07 -0700
  I started my van after stopping at the Wal-Mart at W Overland and Millwaukee in Boise Idaho and the throttlle stays wide openbouncing...
• OK to use an 11mm wide WP/alternator belt on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:42:52 -0500
  ...I went to a FLAPS for WP belts for convenience, and find that they spec'd 11 mm wide belts for a vanagon. The...
• Re: vanagon alloys, question re
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:21:11 -0500
  ...I attribute this to the alloys being 1/2 inch wider and accoding to people on the list a slightly wider offset. I made...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 08:31:09 -0800
  If you are right that a ET38 steel 14x 6" wide would only clear by 1/8" then an alloy of that size would...
• German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:46:21 -0700
  I recently purchased a new PS pump belt, size 10x1075 and it's almost 11mm wide. Check out the photo below comparing two belts...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:10:09 -0500
  ...I would assume the alloy rim is wider, hence the wider tire. I believe the data are in the owner's book. mcneely ---- Jeff...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:56:29 -0400
  ...What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender? > >(Turner,Ronald L.) writes: > >>the '84 Wolfsburg Edition the only Vanagon that came...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:18:52 -0700
  ...This gave me panels wide enough to cut to the size of my tables, and panels glued up from several boards are more stable...
• Re: What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is a Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Jul 96 12:53:35 CDT
  >(Turner,Ronald L.) writes: >>the '84 Wolfsburg Edition the only Vanagon that came factory with "jail >bars" in the rear hatch window?? nope. those...
• Passenger Seat Battery Box
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:09:56 -0500
  ...I measured ~6.75" high, ~7.25" wide (front to back) and ~13" long. A standard 41 is 11.5" long, 6-7/8...
• Re: wheelbase size
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:33:10 +0100
  ...1560 mm AFAIK, a wider track up front makes the vehicle more stable at speed, and every car has a wider track up front...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:34:20 EST
  Ok Guys and Gals I traded a 61 sc for an 1980 vannie sc wide bed. I had 3 of the splittie SCs but...
• Tall wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:50:56 -0700
  ...spoke, 16". > > > > they are both ET 45, but 7" wide, instead of 6" wide like the 5000 turbo 15". > > > > the 5000 turbo wheels can...
• Auxilliary Light in Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:27:41 +1100 (EST)
  ...In the middle of the array of connections are two wide 'female' connectors which would appear to take a 9mm+ 'male' spade connector. From...
• Re: Oh Dear, Oh Deer... Mel Came Through With the Dough for the Doe
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:39:21 -0500
  ...Two years ago I had a car stolen from my property and five months later I was still fighting with N'wide on the...
• Re: Fri. Another thing they got right...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 3 Sep 2016 07:19:04 -0300
  ...I love to be able to do a U-turn on almost any 2-lane > highway, without even needing s wide shoulder....even a...
• Wider rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:37:27 -0700
  Does anyone know where to get a wider rear view mirror to go over, or replace the stock mirror on a 88 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: Yakima Racks
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Mon, 9 May 2005 14:43:58 -0500
  ...Anyway, the "Side Loader" and "Wide Body" both bolt through a roof/shell to create a ledge on which to mount the towers. I...
• Need help with container shipping size info from Europe
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 08:00:01 EST
  ...2365mm high, by 1845mm wide and 4570mm long. works out to be about 7'-9" tall, a hair wider than 6', and about 15...
• Re: TIRES - 205 70 14 or 185 R14???
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:36:26 -0400
  ...All things being equal, a wider tire will have slightly better dry-road handling, but will be be more prone to hydroplaning when it...