Wait until you buy the spacers and a set of 15" tires and then find out some of those used wheels are no longer round. 

BTDT too many times. 

Dennis

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael McSwain
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 10:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels...

Yea, I'm thinking that buying from T3 is probably the way to go. It's probably worth paying for the knowledge that there won't really be any experimenting. What sucks is I still have good tread on my 14's!

On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu.net>
wrote:

> On 4/19/2015 5:57 PM, Chris Szpejankowski wrote:
>
>> Check center bore diameter. Drill out the lug openings to fit Vanagon 
>> lug nuts, get proper balls seat nuts, mount and measure. My guess 
>> spacers of about 7mm, but mount them first. Check out T3techinque.com 
>> for parts and advice. I've ordered from them before.
>>
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>>
>> Dnia 17 kwi 2015 o godz. 18:00 Michael McSwain 
>> <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
>> napisał(a):
>>
>>  I got a set of the 8 hole, 15-6.5, ET37 alloys.  Anybody on the list 
>> have
>>> these on their 2WD Vanagon Westy? What else did you have to do/buy?  
>>> What size tires?  I'm probably not going to put all terrain tires on 
>>> it or anything.
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the feedback!
>>>
>>> Michael.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> m.
>>>
>> My 16"  CLK alloys from the 98-02 era needed no boring on the center 
>> and
> a 9/16" drill bit opened up the lug holes.  T3 fixed me up with the 
> right length studs for the front rotors(although they might've been a 
> bit long in relaity, I got them long in case I needed a spacer.  The 
> fronts needed no spacer, but you have 15's and that may be  an issue.
> T-3 got me the right lugs and now it's time to buy their front and 
> rear rebuild kits.  My vandeserves it!!
>
> DM&FS
>

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m.