Hi,

I have the Passat wheels installed on my syncro without the spacers. I
brought the stock steel wheels to a local machine shop and had them
increase the center hub diameter by about 10 mm. (don't quote me on that, I
would have to double check) I think any good machine shop can do this for
you.  I don't think that the stock Passat steel wheels will fit over the
center hubs on the Vanagon. either the front or rears. Like you say, the
offset will remain the same. I run 205/60-15's on them also.

-Ed

At 01:10 AM 04/13/2001 -0400, Samuel L. Walters wrote:
>Volks,
>
>I misstated the offset of the Passat wheels, it is 45 not 38 according
>to the TireRack Steel Wheels chart.  So an 8 mm spacer would only get
>the offset back to 37.
>
>According to this same chart, there are several Mercedes 15" wheels
>with 5x112 bolt pattern that have a 37 offset.  These are wheels for
>the 190D & E (84-93), 300 E, CE & TE (86-95), and C220, C230 & C280
>(94-00).  Perhaps one of these models paired with the 8 mm spacer would
>do the job.
>
>Anyone have experience with these wheels and the Vanagon or Syncro,
>with or without spacers.
>
>Sam Walters

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