You'll probably need a 3/8" or 1/2" spacer in the front but the only way to
be sure is to try one on.  According to the Tire Rack that size Michelin is
wider than the 205 but a different brand will be a different size.

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> [hijack]
>
> Has anyone gotten away with running 225/50/16 tires on a 2WD Vanagon?
>  These
> are on ET37 Mercedes rims.  I'm upgrading my MB to 334mm Brembos and need
> to
> step up to 17" rims, so  now I have too many 16" rims sitting around.
>
> TIA,
> Casey
>
> [/hijack]
>

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1984 Vanagon GL
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