I'll sure agree with that ..
that at only 5.5 inches wide they are too narrow for Vanagons.

I would not be surprised if they were on the 'lite' side in terms of load
rating, also.

yeah, in 15's you want 6's or 6.5 inches wide...
personally I think 7 inches is getting a bit wide, especially in a 15, or
even a 16 maybe.

when you look up a tire like at tire rack or wherever, dig a bit and you can
find what rim width a given tire is suited for.

5.5 inches 'could' be listed for a Nokian 205/65 R 15 tire...
but  it might be more like 6 inches wide is what you want.

----- Original Message -----
From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: New 5x112 Wheels from EMPI

> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Old Volks Home
> <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> The BRM repros look so good, I'm thinking of moving my factory alloys to
>> my
>> 84 GL and put the BRM repros on my 84 Westy.  These are sweet :)  Pricing
>> looks to be around $120 to $140 a piece depending on quantity purchased.
>>
>> http://www.oldvolkshome.com/empiwheels5x112.pdf
>>
>> YMMV
>> --
>> Jim Thompson
>>
>
> These wheels have been available via CIP1 for some time. I like the look
> of
> many of these new repro wheels. But as others have pointed out, they are
> only 5.5" wide. Too narrow for my taste. I already thought the 6" wide
> Carat
> wheels were not enough of and improvement on the 5.5" steel rims. Going to
> 15's on 5.5" seems a step backwards if you have factory alloys now.
>
> I would also be concerned about load rating. On CIP1's ads, they specify
> the
> wheels for Splittie and Loaf vans. Why was the Vanagon excluded? Makes me
> wonder. I have not done all the research. Please enlighten if you have
> some
> of insight into the load rating situation.
>
> Have redrilled Fuch 8's in back. By machinist retired so thought about
> using
> the Fuchs repros. If only they were wider...
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> BenT