No, the steel wheels were all the same 211 601 027 H.

The Vanagon used 251 601 151 A all round originally, but you can use
the 311 601 151 D on the rears only.

Thus, the reason for confusion :)

Who knows what the previous owner(s) did with my 84 GL before I came along :)
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Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 10:04 AM,  <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> ---- Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> How the woman who sold Joe the earlier style of hubcap got on them the
>> front, I'll never know. �My 84 GL, when I bought it had "311" Caps in
>> the rear and "251" Caps on the front. �How's that for confusion for
>> the person who would not know?
>
> So, were front and rear wheels different on these older vans? �Does that mean that tire rotation required removing the tires from the wheels and remounting them? �Did one have to carry two spares in order to have a wheel to mount front if needed, and one to mount rear if needed? �All seems needlessly complicated and a real functional problem.
>
> mcneely
>

-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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