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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.