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Subject:Re: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
From:Wesley Pegden
Date:Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:09:24 -0400

Pardon my ignorance, but what's the point of the 15" wheels if they
don't increase room for bigger brakes?  It it just for looks and a
different selection of tires?  Aren't the smaller wheels better from the
standpoint of having more sidewall on the tires?
-Wes

Vern in Bend wrote:
> I took an opportunity to take a look at those wheels on Bev Beam's Westy.
>
> They appear to me to be 14"-spec centers welded into a rim made special for
> this application.
>
> Notice that they say they do not increase clearance for brake mods. Also,
> the stock hub caps fit.
>
> Vern McIntosh
> Bend, Oregon
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:32 AM
> Subject: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
>
>
>
>> OK detectives who rim are gw selling
>>
>>
> http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4150&category_id=143&category_pare
>
>> nt_id=
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>> they say this is a direct bolt on no boring hubs, special bolts , or
>>
> spacers
>
>> ??
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>
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