Steve, take your question to The Samba 'what wheels fit?' sticky in the forums :
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=203519
Basically, just post your question there and you will get an answer,
more than likely from Loogy. He's the resident wheel expert. I've done
business with him and I recommend him. He really knows his stuff, plus
he usually has what people need at very reasonable prices.
Good luck,
Miguel

'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.'
  - Friedrich Nietzsche

On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Matthew Thyer <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
> When I was getting Zeno up on the tow truck bed this morning I noticed that there's not much space between the front wheel armiture and the tires.  I know I've got non-factory rims, wondering now if the PO didn't address this issue and I might need to invest in some spacers or new rims.  Wondering if I'd be happier with stamped 15" steel wheels than what's on there now?
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> http://tinyurl.com/y96ebxx <-- What I've got today, new tires
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> http://tinyurl.com/y8l4ne2 <-- What I'm considering
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> Matt Thyer
> http://zenoswagen.wordpress.com/
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>> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 20:10:10 +0000
>> From: christensen12@COMCAST.NET
>> Subject: Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Got my spacers on ebay 25$
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:13:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
>>
>> Steve,
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>> Do an archive search and you will find a wealth of information on the
>> subject. Not all Audi rims are created equal. Offsets are all over the
>> place though many are ET45. You need to specify which Vanagon you plan
>> on putting them on as 2wd are less forgiving when it comes to offset
>> (spacers needed probably). Centerbore is 57mm on Audi vs. Vanagon
>> which needs about 66.7mm.
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>> Anyway, been hashed out here a whole bunch of times.
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>> BenT
>> Sent from my mobile device
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>> On Feb 4, 2010, at 10:40 AM, zzyzx <zzyzx9@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> > Does anyone have comments on converting Vanagon to Audi 15" rims
>> > (5x112)?
>> > Are spacers necessary, if so where to find them?
>> >
>> > Steve
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