Hi Ed,
    My son Tom, tboehler@nyx.net  just ordered some  like Gary Stearns tsw
mb6. Tom said they know all about Gary's  set up.  He ordered them from
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/.        Tom ordered them with  215 x75 15
agilis tires. He is putting them on his 86  westy which has a subaru
transplant.  I will ask him to put some pictures up on our vw site after we
get the mb6 wheels installed in a couple of weeks.
 http://www.loam.org/vw
    Gary had a post with attached  picture of his wheels on 10-2. .
    Total price was $806. This included wheels, tires, balancing and
shipping.  This includes no lug nuts or bolts. We  plan to get them at napa.
Midwesty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Mellinger" <meed@MBARI.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 12:30 AM
Subject: 15" wheels, ?? tires

> > Maybe we should be discussing tires or wheels, I thought Gary Sterns tsw
> > mb6   15 inch wheels were way cool. I think a set would look good on my
> > double cab.
> >
> > Midwesty
>
>
> Hear, hear.... glad to see this thread picking up steam.  What size &
> offset rims, steel or alloy, fit Vanagons?  What kind/size of tires can
> you run?  How does it handle/ride/wear?  What is the downside?
>
> Enquiring minds waiting to lose the "mechanical toy" look of their
> van...
>
> Ed Mellinger
> Monterey CA
>