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Subject:Re: 99 EuroVan wheels work on a Vanagon?
From:Steve Overmyer
Date:Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:50:51 +1100

At 08:17 PM 12/11/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>From:    JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: 99 EuroVan wheels work on a Vanagon?
>
>In a message dated 11/12/02 2:18:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>hfleming@MOOSEBIRD.NET writes:
>
>
> > Anyone know if the wheels off of a 99 EuroVan (15inch) will work on a
> > Vanagon?  I still have the alloys and snow tires off of the EuroVan we
> > sold, and want to see if I can reuse them.
> >
> >
>
>the offset is different.  vanagon 35mm, eurovan 45mm.

   You also gotta do a little machining of the wheel centres to make
   them fit the T3.
   But they will fit if you wanna make them.I have seen it done on
   vans here in Oz,but as Chris points out,the difference in offset
   makes the choice questionable...

   Cheers,
   Steve O
   Blue Mountains NSW Australia
   '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
   '76 Transporter Double Cab
   '68 Beetle
   '00 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (now mine as of yesterday!!! :)
   '02 Transporter 5Cyl Double Cab (work truck)

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