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• Re: Anyone have any really cool aftermarket steering wheel suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 11:30:42 -0700
  Jesse, ANy aftermarket wheel can fit witht he correct adapter. Momo & Nardi make some very cool steering wheels. Adapter #8012 for Momo. Not special...
• Differentials: open, limited-slip, & locking (was: limited slip rear end)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 16:48:28 -0400
  ...These allow for no more torque to be supplied to a wheel with traction than to the wheel that is slipping. This works fine...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES - front mounting bolts for
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:42:12 -0700
  ...15" WHEELS AND TIRES? > > > Very helpful. Thanks! >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --- On Tue, 8/5/08, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: >> >> From: mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> >>> Subject...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Bigger wheels on 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 12:07:25 -0800
  I have five 15 in Audi Ronal alloy wheels for sale right now, modified to bolt on a syncro. Theyd need further center hub...
• Tall wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lee Schelin
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:50:56 -0700
  You may want to call Hector @ Sunset Imports in Sunset Beach CA, he runs 17" wheels on his 91 GL and it's lowered...
• Re: 16" alloy wheels on ebay 5x112 (vanagon bolt pattern)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:57:10 EST
  ...The Audi wheels for example are TUV approved for a specific car using a specific tire. In the TUV certificates, the same wheel can...
• Wanted: single 16" CLK wheel
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 16:19:42 -0400
  I'm looking to find a single of the mercedes CLK forged 16" wheels, in good condition (no road rash). Anybody have an extra...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 15:49:53 EST
  John, I just had the front wheel bearings replaced (both wheels) on my 87 Westy for about $175. Inner and outer bearings. I don...
• ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 07:06:59 -0800
  hey, what do you think of the ET 45 15x7 spoke wheels??? they're calling them vanagon wheels, but wasn't vanagon ET30??? How...
• Re: Passat Steel Wheels ET37 FS in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:52:27 -0400
  Hey man, whats wrong with the gon? Those wheels sound nice and the price is more than right.Lets get a smile back on...
• Re: 15" Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:51:20 -0500
  Tiico sells 15" vanagon steel wheels: http://www.tiico.com/Vanagon_Accessories.htm Chris On 1/10/07, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com> wrote...
• Re: steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:15:42 -0800
  Bob, Would you please elaborate on the "socket wrench" to take off the steering wheel for the uninitiated I need to lube my horn...
• Re: 86 Vanagon wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 16:02:57 +0000
  It is the overall diameter and width of the wheel/tire combo that determines whether or not the thing fits in the spare tire...
• Re: Rear Wheel (bearing?) noise.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:30:04 -0800
  ...Rear wheel bearings last a long time but they do require >> lubrication >> at some point. If a rear wheel bearing is suspected they really...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:50:14 -0700
  I believe both the 6.5" width and ET37 are wrong for 560SEC so those wheels may have been installed by someone after it...
• Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:25:26 -0700
  I checked into buying Ultra wheels (the Alpines) in Canada and found they were about $255/ rim (CDN) not including tax. I've been...
• Chains... on the front for 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - John Pattenden
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 23:41:49 -0800
  Hi, anyone have opinions on putting snow chains on the front wheels as well as the back on a 2WD Westy? I read in...
• Re: Wheel Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:15:03 -0700
  ...Your wheel thief is not likely looking at a square steel > box of > a vehicle, as their target to get some spiffy wheels. > bob...
• Re: Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:55:25 -0700
  On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Kim Brennan wrote: > The South African Big Brake kit (front wheels only) is pretty close to > a simple bolt...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:41:00 -0400
  The alloy wheels are 6" and there are also some 6" steel wheels. The package options that included the 205/70-14 tires also...
• Re: PDX Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:53:42 -0800
  ...The Audi wheels I modified only needed a rebate on the inside to clear the hubs - I didn't need to go all the...
• Re: Voxx Nesso wheels
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 7 Jul 2024 14:52:54 +0000
  I think they're really nice looking wheels. Wonder if they'd fit on my Porsche? Wait, they look very similar to the stock...
• Re: AR95T wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:27:09 -0400
  I believe that big brake kits need at least 15-16” wheels to fit. Flying buses? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2020...
• Re: 15 inches wheels
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:11:09 EDT
  ...It is not the size of the wheel that changes the load on the engine and transmission, but the circumference of the tire. ie...
• FS: 15" Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 09:43:45 -0800
  Hi All, I have a set of 4 15" 98 Passat wheels that will work on Vanagons. The center holes will need clearancing to...
• Ronal Teddybear wheels....(Here's a MAN-LY choice!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:16:42 EST
  In a message dated 12/12/01 1:45:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM writes: > > > > Check out these 'teddy bear' wheels...
• Re: 15" Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:16:51 -0500
  ...the Mercedes wheels, does anyone know what models/years had suitable 15" wheels? Whenever I see a new MB at the local junkyard I...
• Re: need tires for 90 westy
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:14:19 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;">185's fit both the stock steel wheels (stock for this wheel...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:41:46 -0700
  ...so you'll be driving down the road.........going straight, and with a half inch of toe out , measured from wheel to wheel in...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:28:14 -0700
  2009/4/11 Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>: > The measurements are taken with the steering wheel centered and all readings > are referencing center. > > You...
• Re: finding bad syncro wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 09:41:00 -0800 (PST)
  > Would it put too much stress on the center differential >to just jack up one wheel at a time and put it in gear...
• More Silver Wheel Painting
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 07:30:32 -0400
  ...They now reside on my 84 Westy and I think that they look better through the stock wheelcovers painted silver than the other wheels...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:49:25 -0700
  ...Since the VW factory 15" Vanagon wheels became available I stopped using Audi wheels. I think the Audi 6 x 15 5000/200 wheels...
• Re: Benz ML alloy wheels for vanagon ...on CL
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:45:02 -0800
  ...A word of warning about MB wheels. They are typically ballseat like our Vanagon wheels. Since the alloy wheels are thicker compared to the...
• Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:46:08 -0700
  Take a look at the gallery section of http://www.fastforward.ca - there you will see my Syncro with 16" steel wheels. I'll...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:37:21 -0700
  ...the way VW was able to use a thicker alloy wheel on the 'short for steel wheels' was clever..... their cone shaped lug nuts...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon, was Re: Call for .Actual Vehicle Weight info / al...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:33:27 -0600
  ...will you bend >an >audi wheel if you beat on it enough? sure. will you bend a SA vanagon >wheel >is you beat on...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:56:08 -0700
  My 15 x 6.5 MB alloys were 1/2 the price of Vanagon Carat wheels. On my other van I'm running late...
• Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:14:46 -0600
  ...The optional 6" wide alloy wheels have ET of 30. The 6.5" wide BBS/'Benz wheels I have on my camper are ET23...
• Re: Free 14" steel wheels - Wa state
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:59:46 -0700
  ...the wheels.. save them for ...the make nice stands ..or building blocks to put things on ... or flower pots , or spare wheels for parts...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:44:03 -0400
  ...The rim, as you know, is the outer portion of a wheel on which the tire is mounted. The hub portion of the wheel...
• Re: ok lets talk about wheel vibration now (2wd)...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 2 May 2006 11:50:44 +1000
  ...With the wheel in place they are redundant anyhow and when the wheel is removed, they are there to secure the drum in place...
• Re: Van Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:08:43 GMT
  Those GTI Steering wheels....the ones with the four buttons? I like them. Perhaps I will try and salvage one from the pick and...
• More 16" Wheel info
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:54:48 -0400
  Try http://www.discounttiredirect.com/ Do a wheel search under VW Vanagon. The 16" comes back with 7 choices, 15" with 2 choices. The...
• Alloy wheel centercap mistake
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 09:26:15 EST
  I had some miscommunication with my parts guy on the center cap for the 15" alloy wheels. The cap does not cover the lug...
• Re: A4 wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:26:28 +0200
  ...The only problem you might see is that the wheels may rub the control arm. Only way to see is to try, if this...
• Re: What do I need to install 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 22:07:23 -0900
  If you're replacing steel wheels, you need longer bolts, as well as different nuts, as the seat taper is at a different angle...
• Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:57:17 -0600
  My camper has its original set of steel wheels and it occurred to me recently that the car would look a whole lot better...
• Re: FS: Mercedes and Audi rims for use on Vanagons sets of four$200-$250
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:46:26 -0800
  On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 6:50 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > Ben, > Are your prices per wheel or set of...
• Re: Steering wheel question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 17:47:54 EDT
  ...It was intended for my scirocco, but it is about an inch bigger in diameter, and I don't want a bigger wheel in...
• Re: Stolen wheelcaps and temporary fix (Here's a MAN-LY choice!)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 22:57:42 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/01 6:08:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, mjgarske@ATTBI.COM writes: << > Check out these 'teddy bear' wheels...
• Re: rear wheel nuts for alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 09:47:46 -0400
  "What alternate sources are there for the M14x1.5 conical seat wheel nuts for alloy wheels found on the rear of the 2WD Vanagon...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:43:50 -0600
  VW did make a Vanagon 14 X 6 inch wide steel wheel, at least for the European market. I have seen a few on...
• Re: wheel question (audi turbo wheels)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:57:07 EST
  ...i have some FS if your looking, and yes, just like all other audi wheels you will have to machine the centers and run...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 17:06:55 -0800
  Let's not forget that a case was discussed on this list for about one of these GoWesty wheels which they could not balance...
• Re: Benz ML alloy wheels for vanagon ...on CL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:14:31 -0700
  ...That, along with the rest of the wheel information/size, is stamped near the hub on Mercedes wheels. ET37 is fairly common. bob
• Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:39:22, -0500
  you think Vanagon steering wheels are big!??!!? you havent driven a Crown schoolbus! half the time i can't find where the wheel is...
• Re: Ford wheels on a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dar Crammond
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:12:34 EDT
  Really, now, honestly, what are the chances of breaking an alloy wheel under "normal" conditions? I know my Adventurewagen can get heavy, but is...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:17:20 -0800
  ...Kim Brennan wrote: > I believe there were a few (probably not US) 14" steel wheels made in 6" > wide rims. Tiico sells them. > > http...
• steering wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 11:22:36 -0400
  Does anyone know the steering wheel size for vanagon with P.S, I've got an 87. I'd like to order a wheel...