Heh, heh, heh!

I have a set of four original Vanagon Alloys and 19 Vanagon Steel Wheels
- all 14 inch. Sooo! I don't plan to change tire size any time soon as
long as I can get good tires that fit and meet spec for 2WD Vanagons.

I have 5 steelies on each of my two '88GL's and the four alloys and one
steelie for a spare on my '91 Carat. Total of 15 mounted wheels and 8
spare steels. 23 wheels.

John

> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com  On semi-hijack thread mode...
>
> Alloy wheels...How many of you have bent or broken them?  I broke 3 over the
> years on my diesel 4x4 pickup...factory ford alloys...usually in very remote
> situations like the back country of Baja or once in Canyonlands.  I decided
> steel from then on, and have bent a couple of them, but been able to hammer
> them back into shape enough to hold a tire and get me home.  I used a big
> rock on the beach, to 'true' a truck alloy rim once, near Scammon's Lagoon
> on the Baja west coast...
>
>    On my Van, I have the 14" steel stock wheels.  I have 8 rims and I found
> that two of them have 'kinks' in em.  Granted, I do lots of back road
> driving over some pretty gnarly roads, but I don't recall any dramatic bump
> encounters, so  these were probably already bent by a previous owner...I
> don't think I abuse the van quite like I do my pickup...hauling butt down
> the Baja, towing a heavy cargo trailer and a fully loaded 10" cab over
> Alaskan camper...so maybe I could use alloys and get away with it on the
> Vanagon...
>
>    Just curious about how durable the alloy rims are on a Vanagon, about how
> many of us encounter wheel problems from striking boulders or potholes.
>
>    Don Hanson
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Chris S<szpejankowski@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Just FYI, 225 width tires will not clear the upper ball joint on a 2wd with
>> 16x7 wheels unless the ET is less than 32 or you use a spacer. Even then
>> it's dependent on tire section width which varies by manufacturer despite
>> the listed tire size  ( eg. 225).
>>
>> A set of forged CLK wheels can be had for about $200 and they substantially
>> lighter then steel wheels.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>
>> Dnia Mar 18, 2011 o godz. 14:58 Jake de Villiers<
>> crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>  napisał(a):
>>
>>   Cost included the best deal is steel Mercedes wheels in 16 x 7 part
>>> #2034000302 with either 225/60-16s or 225/55-16s depending on your R&P.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:42 AM, Dennis Haynes<d23haynes57@hotmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>   Cost aside arguably the best wheel/tire combination  is Derek Drew's
>>>> CV-900
>>>> wheels with 225/60-16XL tires.
>>>>
>>>> Dennis
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my Windows Phone
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Jamie Auch
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 6:12 PM
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: BRMs for Vanagons?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Has anyone used these on a Vanagon.  My brain is going a hundred miles
>>>>> per hour trying to figure out the best soultion for tires and wheels
>>>>> for my '89!
>>>>>
>>>>> -Jamie Auch
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jake
>>>
>>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
>>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'
>>>
>>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>>
>>> www.thebassspa.com
>>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>>
>