Hi Jack,

BMW 5-lug wheels have always been 5 X 120mm. When they took over
Rover, they put them on 5 X 120mm.

Your Vanagon has 5 X 112mm. I will address Scott's posting separately.

Cheers,

BenT

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On Sep 12, 2009, at 7:12 PM, "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> Just tried to fit my BMW 525i wheels from my 91, they would have been
> perfect as 205/65-15 is the standard size for the 525i.
> However, the bolt spacing was wider, so a no-go with BMW wheels!
> The hub
> and off-set were fine, but those dang wholes didn't line up...
> One would hope that the Germans would have been more consistent...
> oh well!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Jake de Villiers
> Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:09 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wheel alternatives...
>
> If I remember correctly, the limit on the wheels I looked at was
> ~1300lbs.
> That doesn't seem like enough to me and remember, I'm the guy
> running car
> tires!   =)
>
> Just my thoroughly investigated and well considered opinion Ken...
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Kenneth Lewis
> <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote:
>
>> Jake,
>> Even for a DOKA that, in her golden years, gets very light duty
>> usage?
>> Thanks,
>> Ken
>>
>> On Fri, September 11, 2009 10:49 pm, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>> The problem with the VW wheels is the light load rating...stick with
>>> Mercedes
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>>
>
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