Its not a guessing game.  Turn over the Passat wheel and read the load
limit.  I was considering a set until I read "Max load 1290 lbs"

That's not enough for ANY Vanagon - we have no trouble getting Dixie up to
4500 LBS for a trip.

On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Jeff Davis <panoptagon@telus.net> wrote:

> Wow some strong feelings on the subject. There definitely seems to be
> 2 camps.     Without real  data on the load tolerances on these wheels
> it's a guessing game.   Though I still haven't heard of any Westy rim
> failure horror stories.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9-May-10, at 8:08 AM, Bob Stevens wrote:
>
>  It's already been said by someone here (Dennis, I think) .... why
>> would
>> someone
>> consciously put a wheel (rim) on a vehicle that weighs between 3600
>> and 5800
>> pounds, that was designed by engineers to accommodate a 3100 lb.
>> curb-weight
>> vehicle?
>>
>> Just my own opinion .... that doesn't even begin to take into
>> consideration
>> the
>> side-loading the vanagon endures by environmental considerations,
>> which get
>> directly translated to rim and tire stresses (cross winds, driving
>> down
>> mountain
>> passes through curves and turns "at speed"). The Passat by its design
>> nature,
>> cannot begin to endure those same loads.
>>
>> Sometimes economy and safety are not bed-fellows to be combined.
>>
>> bob
>>
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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