TJ, that is some impressive calculation.

But I thought the vanagon stock steel wheel was ET30, did I read it wrong?
But if it is 38, then why when I put Mercedes 15x6.5 ET37 wheels would they
rub, which they did.  For them I needed 12mm spacers on the front of a 2wd

Dave.

>From: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Mercedes wheels
>Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:16:21 -0800
>
>If you're a MS Excel geek like me, you can figure it out with some
>measuring and some calculations.
>
>   The backspacing of your 16" x 8" - ET34 wheel is 5-5/16" or 136mm.
>   ((Wheel width / 2) + offset)
>   The backspacing of a stock steel wheel (14" x 5.5" - ET38) is 4-1/4" or
>108mm
>   The backspacing of a stock alloy wheel (14" x 6" - ET30) is 4-3/16" or
>106mm
>
>   Increasing the diameter of the wheel by 2" (from 14" to 16" provides 1"
>or 25mm of clearance from the spindle according to some measurements that I
>posted in March of 2005:
>http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0503A&L=vanagon&P=R16475
>
>   To get 8mm of clearance (same amount as the stock steel wheel has) you
>would need an 11mm spacer (((136mm + 8mm) - 25mm) - 108mm).
>
>   Good luck,
>
>   Tim
>
>jeff livingston-carr <jlivingstoncarr@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>   Hi all,
>
>I just came across eight Mercedes 16 inch wheels with offset ET34, marked
>8J*16H2.
>
>Does anyone know for sure whether these will bolt on to a 1991 MV? I assume
>it will need new lugs, but would spacers be required? Has anyone used these
>wheels? If so, what is good tire for them?
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff
>
>
>
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