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• Re: [Syncro] wheel offset question, syncro
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 May 2020 11:04:49 -0700
  Just to add maybe an obvious point when choosing the wheels. Depending on wheel thickness at the lug holes, and of course if adding...
• Re: Eurovan Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 00:49:08 -0500
  ...Without seeing them, someone is offering a set of 2001 Eurovan, steel wheels, stamped J8x16. Does anyone know if these are 5x112, offset, and...
• Re: Steering wheel wrap?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:35:25 -0500
  I have what appears to be a factory fat leather steering wheel. Though its in black, I love it. It is so much easier...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... Almost
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:03:33 -0600
  ...http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/wheels/wheel.jpg >I should have pictures of these wheels, with tires, on a Vanagon later >this week. ------------- reply...
• Re: Which Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:12:02 -0700
  Alloy wheels always are slightly better for .. Less unsprung weight, Sometimes more offset that gives you a slightly wider track, which is slightly better...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:31:10 EDT
  ...Brake shoes? rotors? > > most audi and mercedes wheels are 5x112 bolt pattern, which is the same as the vanagon. i run audi A4 wheels...
• Re: Mercedes wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:52:26 -0400
  Please check the recent posts regarding Mercedes/Audi wheels -- the bolt patterns will fit BUT the offset is way off (43mm vs. 30mm). Compared...
• Re: Rear Wheel Camber
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 22:57:20 -0600
  -------------------------- Hi Steve, The rear wheel trailing arms can be adjusted for camber and toe. Check bentley 42.2 and 44.4. Darrell -----Original Message...
• For Sale: 5 Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:41:44 -0600
  ...All 5 wheels are in good/very good condition, with no curb scrapes. 3 of the wheels have small marks where balancing weights were...
• Re: Bus wheels on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:50:01 -0800
  ...A question for the wheel wise: I have an '85 Westfalia. Can I use the wheels from a bus on my vanagon? Anyone know...
• Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:06:54 -0700
  Nice photo layout on the wheels. Stan On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:31:44 EDT BenTbtstr8@aol.com writes: In a message dated...
• wheel size numbering
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:46:42 -0700
  I'm thinking of new wheels/tires for the van. I've now got a very old set of Ronal mags, and they seem...
• Re: audi wheels on vanagon,
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:13:00 -0800
  Doubt you will find anyone running test lab testing all Audi wheels to destruction just so that very few of us will know how...
• Re: 15" steel wheel deal
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 17:35:35 -0800
  ...The wheels will require some machining of the >centers to fit over the Vanagon wheel hubs. The wheels are $55 each. If you >want...
• Alloy Wheel Update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:55:32 EDT
  ...But to make up for his mistake he has given me $60 off the wheel set which I will pass on to you. So...
• Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael Modl?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:54:35 -0500
  I have machined the centers in the wheels, now a new minor problem: Which lugnuts are people using to fit the wheel properly? The...
• Steal Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:48:30 -0800
  I jumped on an opportunity to acquire a set of brand-new, never been mounted 16" "vanagon wheels" for a good price. They turned...
• Tires and Wheels
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Mon, 13 May 2013 15:28:19 -0400
  Been reading the posts recommending going to 15 inch wheels. I was looking at the ones at Go Westy. They list them as 15...
• Re: Syncro wheel bearing play?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:54:13 -0400
  Syncro rear wheels bearings are just like normal vanagons, you should have effectivly NO play. They may be adjusted, but it you have been...
• Mercedes Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:57:09 -0500
  I've heard stock Mercedes 14" (pre '86 bunt cake style) and 15" (flatter '86 and later) alloy wheels fit the Vanagon. Mine is...
• creaky steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Penberthy
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:25:34 -0800
  I have an 89 Westy GL which runs like a dream...except that the steering wheel creaks like an old barn door whenever I...
• Re: 15" Steel Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 14:06:18 US/CENTRAL
  > I'd like to put 15" wheels on one of my Vanagons. I recently saw a nice set > listed on some vendor's web...
• what's the deal with wheel spacers?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 12:52:31 -0700
  so, what's the deal with wheel spacers? where do i get 'em? what are the effects on the wheel bearings and studs? thanks...
• Wheel bearing squell
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 23:40:04 EST
  Hello everyone, About 2 weeks ago I replaced the front wheel bearing in my '87 2-wheel drive vanagon and every now and then...
• Alloy Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:16:46 -0500
  Got a question about stock alloy wheels. Are they a direct bolt on to Vanagons that had stock steel wheels or do I need...
• Re: Wheel bearing dust cap fell off... trouble ahead?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:41:07 -0400
  ...Sure enough, the bearing dust cap was loose in the there, and bouncing around inside between the wheel and the wheel cover. Well, at...
• Parts needed for '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan Burgos
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 01:16:33 -0400
  ...pedal pads, clutch and brake clip, sun visor, right bumper, preferably chrome, rear stub axle, right axle nut, rear, 46mm, right wheel bearing, rear...
• Steering wheel problems
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:18:26 -0800
  Well Stan made me think of my horn problems on my steering wheel. Several months ago, the contact ring on the on the upper...
• 16" Wheels, Tires, Big Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 1 May 2016 21:37:10 -0400
  ...I'm thinking about moving up to 16" wheels/tires this summer because, given discussions here, there appear to be more tire options available...
• Re: subject 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:59:24 -0700
  ...I had > pretty well decided on 15" wheels but in looking at used ones many folks were > selling 15" wheels to move up to...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:26:42 -0500
  ...The wheel/tire combo is 6 lb each > lighter than stock wheels as well. > > 2010/3/15, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>: > >> dear wheels...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:03:21 -0700
  Is it possible to set the preload on the rear wheel bearing? --- On Mon, 7/20/09, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote: > Martin...
• Steering Wheel Removal
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 18:39:24 -0700
  I was cleaning out some mail, and came across the sterring wheel removal thread. So I went out to the garage, grabbed the liquid...
• Re: Ford wheels on a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 16:32:32 -0700
  ...Ford wheels on a Vanagon! I hear a lot of posts about Mercedes wheels on a vanagon but take a look at this... http...
• FS: 15" wheels/ tires
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 21:15:52 EST
  these are 15" audi wheels and tires. fit the vanagon. same bolt pattern, and good offset. theyre NOT MINE. this was posted to the...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - vanagon teepee
  Sun, 15 May 2005 20:09:53 -0700
  ...get stuck with > spinning wheels, if ONE of the rear wheels is spinning and ONE of the > front wheels is spinning (rear diff lock...
• Re: AR95T wheels
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 22:09:42 -0400
  Hi tom, Yeah, But I’m thinking the original 14 inch alloy 14 inch wheels won’t fit big breaks. So that might be...
• Re: finding bad syncro wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 23:15:48 -0500
  ...Also, free spining wheels is traveleing at dpuble speed. Dennis.
• re: alloy wheels...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 11:01:01 -0400 (AST)
  ...the wheels shown are 4 bolt wheels... >the same as what I have on my '86 Audi 5000S wagon... > Sorry guys... I think the...
• Re: modern wheels & tires: some thoughts and many questions
  Historical mailing list - Ted Finesman
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:20:43 -0400
  Mercedes wheels have the same bolt pattern but a 1/2' wider offset that stock VW Bus wheels. I found one company that makes...
• Re: Longer studs for rear wheels,
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 09:46:16 -0800
  ...Longer studs for rear wheels, Volks, About to have the rear wheel bearing done on my 87. The van came with alisso sport 15x7...
• Re: 15" wheels with tires!! SNOW TIRES!! Not mine!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:26:27 -0500
  the problem with the gowesty steel wheels from what i have heard is that they use 14" wheel centers. that means if you ever...
• wheelcovers/hubcaps for sale was Re: Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:08:36 EDT
  ...early chrome moonie style 83-84 fake wire wheel style 85 up full aero disc style and 93 eurovan wheelcovers all decent used..and...
• speaking of hubcaps..'85-'91 style wheelcovers for sale..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:46:23 EDT
  all this talk about hubcaps i remembered i have a big pile of the '85-'91 style vanagon stock wheelcovers.. these are the silver...
• Wheels/Tires (sorry NVC but please indulge me!)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:08:00 -0600
  Sorry to beg everyone's indulgence (I don't do it too often!) but i need some advice with regard to wheels. My neighbour...
• Re: Wall street journal gives Vanagon wheel recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:38:45 -0700
  ...Car-wheel diameters seem to be increasing all the time. Is this just > a style trend, or are there technical and safety benefits that...
• Re: Cool Aftermarket Wheels for the Vanagon.......I found these at http://www.discounttiredirect.com/
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:23:25 -0700
  ...Cool Aftermarket Wheels for the Vanagon.......I found these a t > h ttp://www.discounttiredirect.com/ > > go to the wheels icon and then follow...
• Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 08:51:12 -0700
  ...RWC, Vision, and ION wheels all have > wheels that look to work - the ION 103 in particular looks nice to me but > is not...
• Help now! Damn Strange brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:12:07 EDT
  ...Put the wheel on and screwed the wheel lugs back on. Drove it up the street 1/2 block. Woooooops. I didn't put...
• Re: Machining wheels. Safe?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:15:14 -0400
  How much clearance do you have between the rear wheel and the sliding door when it is fully open? Matthew wrote: >--- spaethgorgenet <spaeth@gorge...
• Re: FS set of 1986 Audi 500 CS Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - walkingboss
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:50 -0500
  Hello List, I have a real nice set of 1986 Audi 5000 CS Turbo wheels, less the center caps. They are 15 x 6...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Feb 97 00:16:37 EST
  > The alloy wheel >also needs tapered lug bolts and nuts, not rounded. I'm not sure that >this is absolutly necessary but that's...
• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 21:01:58 -0700
  How about being able to see speedo and tach with (smaller) steering wheel right in front of them? Leon 85 Subwagen westy 10/3...
• Re: Wheel Theft Prevention;
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:37:10 -0400
  Hi John, If you make it too hard to steal the wheels they'll just come back with a tow truck and steal the...
• Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:10:33 -0700
  ...front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging? > so after driving my vanagon for a little bit today, i smelled this "burnt > rubber" smell...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:50:45 -0700
  ...The VW part number for those steel wheels starts with 22S and that is the VW designation for the South African 'Vanagon' AFAIK. VW...
• Re: Steering wheel or brake pulsing??? problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 08:29:41 -0700
  ...The pulse rhythm appears to follow the > turning of the wheel, the faster the wheel turns, the faster the steering wheel shake. I jack...
• Alloy wheels at gowesty and EV wheels--ET depends on width
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 19:20:27 -0500
  Raul writes: > ET or offset is dependant on the width of the wheel. The wider the wheel, the lower the offset number-given in...
• Re: 15 inch South African Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 08:08:23 -0500
  I have the Rhein wheels on my Van - 15" of pure SA alloy love! As I recall, I only removed a small bolt on...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:52:28 -0800
  I'd be interested in locating some of those plastic wheel arch extensions, primarily because one of my rear wheel arches is slightly crushed...