215/65/16 - 7” rim width.

On Thursday, April 1, 2021, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:

> The width of the 16" rim as well as the size of the tire are important
> factors.
>
> ET38 is at the hairy edge of what can work without spacers.
> What size tire did you have in mind?
>
> Mark
>
> Bruce Todd wrote:
>
>> I checked into buying Ultra wheels (the Alpines) in Canada and found they
>> were about $255/ rim (CDN) not including tax.  I've been searching for
>> alternatives online as I would like to spend a bit less.  Although I
>> considered 17" rims, I've pretty much decided to go with a 16x7 so that I
>> can look at moderately aggressive all terrain tires - the Rotiiva is in
>> the
>> group of comparables which all hover around 27" full tire diameter.  Most
>> of the rims that seem applicable in terms of load rating and bolt pattern
>> are around a 38 to 45 ET.  According to the literature out there - the
>> ideal ET is 30 to 35 - so I am wondering if 38mm is cutting it a little
>> close especially for the fronts?
>>
>> There is a pretty good wheel site called Canada Wheels that allows you to
>> search wheels with multiple filters.  RWC, Vision, and ION wheels all have
>> wheels that look to work - the ION 103 in particular looks nice to me but
>> is not in stock anywhere.
>>
>> Bruce
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