

| Subject: | Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels... |
| From: | Michael McSwain |
| Date: | Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:03:21 -0400 |
Yea right! Well I just hope this comes out cheaper than buying a set of new wheels. I suspect it will. On Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > 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. > >> > >> Wys�ane z iPhone'a > >> > >> Dnia 17 kwi 2015 o godz. 18:00 Michael McSwain > >> <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM> > >> napisa�(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 > > > > > > -- > m. > -- m.
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