Dear Lee,

I "think" the deeper wheel in the back is 'cause sometimes people put WIDER wheels in the back and SKINNIER wheels in the front -- like most real "sports" cars do (e.g. Porsche). This would explain why the wheels look different -- 'cause they are! Example: 15x9 ET19 rear, 15x6 ET30 front. NOTE: don't try this on yer Syncro!

Cheers,

MJS

At 10:27 PM 3/21/00 -0600, Lee Roesner wrote:

>Am I seeing things or is the back wheelbase of a Vanagon narrower than

>the front wheel base? It seems the tire/wheel is inset farther than the

>front tire/wheel. I thought the body was wider in the rear. But after a

>closer look, the wheelbase may be narrower. I noticed that many German

>Vanagons with custom wheels (Projektzwo brochure for instance) usually

>have a deeper wheel in the rear than in the front.  Anyone have specs

>out there?

>

>Lee

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