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Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:18 am

Are the pics taken at the Trails down past San Onofre?
My favorite beach to go for uncrowded surf

Nachtfalter wrote: Not much help as I have no idea what these wheels are. They bolted right on my wife's surf van and came from the local VW mechanic. 16 inch, it really goes down the road fast.

Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:06 pm

Bought a set of 15" Rhein rims from Van Cafe 4-years-ago. Now I find myself needing a spare Rhein or 15" S.A. steel to fit over my Big Brake Kit. Cannot seem to find any shop selling either any more. Anyone know of a shop still selling them?

Hey Scott in CO with the SA Rhien - I delete your email by mistake why trying to email you. Email me again if you stubble upon this. Thank you.

Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:10 am

picked these up on feebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280812872091?ssPageName=ST...1155wt_905

[img]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Set-4-Steel-Wheels-VW-Passat-98-05-Audi-A4-B5-Stock-Genuine-Winter-Snow-Wheel-/00/s/OTExWDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqRHJBQE8e25Stv0BPH5UlB4hg~~60_58.JPG[/img]

15x6, 37mm offset, 5x112 pattern.

anybody know if the centers are big enough, or will i need to enlarge them? what about lug nuts/bolts? my 84 vanagon has ball seats, as far as i know. will i need new wheel bolts/nuts?

please and thanks.

Sat Mar 10, 2012 3:37 pm

mlwarriner wrote: picked these up on feebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280812872091?ssPageName=ST...1155wt_905

15x6, 37mm offset, 5x112 pattern.

anybody know if the centers are big enough, or will i need to enlarge them? what about lug nuts/bolts? my 84 vanagon has ball seats, as far as i know. will i need new wheel bolts/nuts?

please and thanks.

There is a link to a Passat Wheel thread on the very first page of this thread.

Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:05 pm

Anybody interested in hElping me with some photoshop trickery?

I have a set of rims I am interested in buying but I'm not sure how they'll look on the van.

Thanks.

Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:56 am

New wheel day. 18x8 wheels from a R32, 225/40 continentals all around, koni shocks, H&R springs, spacers and hardware from T3 Technique (Thanks, Christopher!).

swaggavan by crissfyah, on Flickr

Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:26 pm

MightyChin wrote: New wheel day. 18x8 wheels from a R32, H&R springs, spacers and hardware from T3 Technique (Thanks, Christopher!).

swaggavan by crissfyah, on Flickr

What size tire?

Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:53 am

Here are some pics of my eurovan, with porsche wheels.

sizes are, :
8 and 9J x 17"inch with et 11
225/45 tires 255/40
Front 10mm adapters and back 40mm adapter

the suspension is 70mm lowered by H&R

Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:44 pm

Lug spacing should be important to you too...

Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:53 pm

What do you mean by that ?
kuleinc wrote: Lug spacing should be important to you too...

Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:19 pm

Someone else posted about putting 5*100 wheels on their van, below your post and above mine, they deleted it or something...

Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:19 pm

No new ground here. But here is a picture of my OE Mercedes 15 x6.5 8 hole wheels. ET 37 and no spacers required on my 87 2wd. I have 8mm spacers on the rear though which brings the rears out more even with the front. [Edit: I originally didn't need spacers up front but when I had them rebalanced the inner balancing weights touched the upper control arm. So this Merc 15x6.5 ET 37 wheel either needs stick on balancing weights or a very thin, like 3mm, spacer].

The center caps are 14" alloy caps snapped into the OE Mercedes center caps after drilling out the centers, 2 3/8" or 2 1/2" of the mercedes cap. Gives it a nice finished look. Oh and tires are Yokohama Geolander 215/70-15.

Thanks for the hardware Chris.
Dave

Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:51 pm

Hello Fellas,

I started my hunt for a new set of wheels and came across this set from a mercedes clk550

These have the following dimensions:
Rear - 17 x 8.5 ET 30
Front - 17 x 7.5 ET 36

I really dig the aesthethics and I was wondering if someone could provide some feedback in regards to the dimensions. It is my understanding from the sticky that the front dimensions are ok, but I am a little worried about the rear wheel width. Should I go for them?

Thanks Guys!

I forgot, I have a 84' Westy Vanagon with stock rims.

Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:36 am

For my Eurovan I have found what I hope to be a set of replacement Rims. They are 15x7. OEM is 15x6 with a 195/65 tire.

Audi OEM for S4(?)
AUDI PN 4A06010258
15Jx7
ET 45

Anyone know if I will need spacers to clear suspesnion and inner fenders if I go with the same OEM tire profile (195/65). Am I correct in assuming that bore is the same on Audi and Eurovan products (57mm?)?

Any issue with weight / load capcity for these rims on a Eurovan?

I've been using this to help educate myself on fittment:

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

Any help provided is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:31 pm

Would these rims work for my 82 westy? And what would i need to MAKE it work???
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/2942378630.html

"15"x7"... 5x112 bolt pattern, offset is 45"

thanks

Edit: ANNNND would i be able to take them as they are to a shop and have them do whatever needs to be done?

Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:51 pm

78'bus wrote: Hello Fellas,

I started my hunt for a new set of wheels and came across this set from a mercedes clk550

These have the following dimensions:
Rear - 17 x 8.5 ET 30
Front - 17 x 7.5 ET 36

I really dig the aesthethics and I was wondering if someone could provide some feedback in regards to the dimensions. It is my understanding from the sticky that the front dimensions are ok, but I am a little worried about the rear wheel width. Should I go for them?

Thanks Guys!

I forgot, I have a 84' Westy Vanagon with stock rims.

Man, it looks like I have been neglecting this thread. Sorry about that!

You are correct, the fronts have a pretty good offset. Spacers may be necessary in order to get the center caps to fit though. Small ball seat lug bolts (or conversion studs and lug nuts) will also be necessary.

You will not need spacers for the rear, but you will need longer rear wheel studs and small ball seat lug nuts. I'm not sure if the center caps will fit, but some basic measurements would tell us. Obviously you would have to have your hands on them to get the measurements though.

Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:54 pm

the stig wrote: For my Eurovan I have found what I hope to be a set of replacement Rims. They are 15x7. OEM is 15x6 with a 195/65 tire.

Audi OEM for S4(?)
AUDI PN 4A06010258
15Jx7
ET 45

Anyone know if I will need spacers to clear suspesnion and inner fenders if I go with the same OEM tire profile (195/65). Am I correct in assuming that bore is the same on Audi and Eurovan products (57mm?)?

Any issue with weight / load capcity for these rims on a Eurovan?

I've been using this to help educate myself on fittment:

http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp

Any help provided is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Those wheels will bolt directly onto your Eurovan, but you will need new lug bolts. The Eurovan lug bolts are the large ball seat type and the Audi wheels use the small ball seat type. No worries about load capacity.

Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:59 pm

dawna82 wrote: Would these rims work for my 82 westy? And what would i need to MAKE it work???
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/2942378630.html

"15"x7"... 5x112 bolt pattern, offset is 45"

thanks

Edit: ANNNND would i be able to take them as they are to a shop and have them do whatever needs to be done?

You would definitely have to have the tires removed in order to have the machined work done at the machine shop. You would want to check the load rating on those tires anyway.

For parts, 18mm spacers, small ball seat front lug bolts (or front conversion studs and small ball seat lug nuts), longer rear wheel studs and a set of small ball seat rear lug nuts will get the job done for sure.

Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:46 am

Does anyone know if $100 per CLK wheel is a good price or not?

Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:43 am

Depends on condition of course, but I think you can find better prices. I got 4 OZ rims for $150, but each wheel has a bit of curb rash here and there.