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Subject:Re: which rims fit my bus? Need winter rims...
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:55:08 -0800

Not quite, 68-70 have drum brakes up front. The rims must come from a
disc brake bus in order to fit the Vanagon. 71-91 uses the same steel
rims.

Mark

Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> Anything from '68-'84 will fit.  I'm still using a set from my '68 for
> snow tires.  Should be plenty around, and cheap.
>
> Matthew Pollard wrote:
> >
> > Howdy folks, i seem to recall that some older bus rims will fit my
> > 84. Which years? I am taking a winter road trip to Banff and need some
> > winter tires for the trip.  Anybody in the spokane, CdA, and palouse have
> > any rims that you'd like to donate or sell for cheap?
> > Thanks
> > matthew
> > 84
> >
> > Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
> > Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
> > University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu
>
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
> Seattle
>
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
>
> Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> '72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
> '64 MGB (Son's)
>
> Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT

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