Shawn are you following the vanagonparts.com tire thread as well? The
alloys are selling for $31 a wheel more than steel will run you.
Unless you are doing offroad (and I don't think you are because you
said it was for a 2WD van) and REALLY worried about bending a rim I
would buy alloys over steel given the meager price difference.

Chris

On 10/12/05, Anderson,Chuck <CAnderson@ua.colostate.edu> wrote:
> Are the 15" steel wheels sold by Tiico the same as the 15" steel wheels
> sold by Fast Forward in Canada?
> Chuck Anderson
> '86 GL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Christopher Gronski
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Steel 15" wheels
>
> Tiico are out of stock right now but normally sell genunine VW 15" x
> 6" steel wheels:
>
> http://www.tiico.com/Vanagon_Accessories.htm
>
> Chris
>
> On 10/12/05, Maynard Southard <echomhs@gis.net> wrote:
> > Shawn:
> > Have you checked out these?:
> > http://www.volkscafe.com/main.jsp?pa=p&p=787678385
> > Don't know if they are OEM - in fact, don't know anything about them.
> >
> > Seems I also saw some at GoWesty, but they don't show them (although
> they do
> > refer to them in their wheel section.)
> >
> > Let us know what you discover.
> >
> > Maynard
> > '86 DoubleCab Diesel
> > '82 Vanagon GL Diesel
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:    Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
> > > Subject: Steel 15" wheels
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a source for 15" steel wheels to fit a 2WD
> > > Vanagon? I understand Tire Rack used to carry some for
> > > Mercedes but don't any more. What models/years of Mercedes
> > > vehicles used this size? I understand the offset is slightly
> > > different, but close.
> > > I'd like to run BFG A/T in 235/75R15 size.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Shawn Wright
> > > http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
> > > '85 Jetta D
> > > '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> > >  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
> > > '82 Diesel Westy
> >
>