

| Subject: | Re: FS: Rare 15" Fuchs forged 5 spoke alloy wheels, fit vanagon and eurovan |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:26:59 EST |
In a message dated 3/16/03 4:11:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > Just because the bolt pattern is the same does not mean it's a > direct fit. These appear to be Audi alloy wheels. Audi wheels have a > different offset and are hubcentric. You can certainly make them fit a > Vanagon the same way Audi rims are made to fit -- spacers, longer > studs/bolts > and enlarging centerbore. they are audi wheels.. machining the center hub hole (approx $10 ea ($40 for all 4 wheels) at your local machine shop) will get them to fit over the vanagon hub (on the 2wd models) ive never owned a syncro, do they have front grease caps the same size as 2wd? at any rate i have used similar 15" audi alloys on vanagons w/o any probs. machine the centers, use a 8mm spacer on the fronts, go w/ longer (carat style) bolts up front and longer studs on the rear if you want. thats pretty much it. you can usually find the audi 15" alloys pretty cheap (except for the fuchs style (the ones posted), theyre pretty rare) ps, they are a direct bolt on for the eurovan - the eurovan has a 45mm offset stock. all in all, you can get everything you need for usually under the price of one SA 15" rim new.. chris
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