I have the same setup. Yes the spacers on the front wheels can be a pain.
The dowels are a good idea. Even better would be simply fastening the
spacers to the wheels, one would think. My 2 cents worth.

Phil
'89 Westy

On 12/25/05, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I am currently running ET 45 5x112 Audi 5000 alloys, and  the only problem
> that I had was finding long enough bolts for the front, because of the
> approx. 10mm spacer that needed to be installed. I found nice long studs for
> the rear, and redrilled the wheel hubs to accept the larger splining. But
> the rear did not need the spacers, only the front. I figured out a trick,
> too, for reinstalling the fronts. I keep two pieces of wooden dowel, sized
> just large enough to fit in the bolt holes of the front rotors. This keeps
> the spacers and wheels mostly in place over the holes while I start the
> bolts! After I get the first two bolts in place, the dowels can be removed.
> Saves lots of frustration.
> Oh, and another thing to watch out for - the center hole size! The front
> hubs on a 2WD Vanagon need about a 66mm hole for clearance of the dustcap
> for the bearings. I also had to have the holes in these Audi wheels opened
> up so they would fit on the front.
>
> Mark C <obeechi@RUNBOX.COM> wrote:
> hey, what do you think of the ET 45 15x7 spoke wheels???
>
> they're calling them vanagon wheels, but wasn't vanagon ET30???
>
> How do you put a ET45 on??
>
> Were these really eurovan wheels??
>
> Can they handle the weight??
>
> Has anyone put these on???
>
>
>
>
> Evan Mac Donald
>
> 1984 Wolfburg
> 1985 GL 7 Pass.
> 1991 Carat Weekender
> 1972 Chevy P/U
> 1993 Bonneville
>