"What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post.

[Crooked Designer]

[thejameshansen]

[Crooked Designer]

[tdivan82]

Mobelwagen Interceptor 512B with Yokohama Geolandar A/T in 215/70-R16. Schwenk Westy springs which are a near-stock height (less than 1" lift). I like these Interceptor wheels because they accept the OEM style hubcaps for a period-correct look, and because they're light at 23 lbs each. I don't like the 7.5" width, which fits, but is less than ideal. A 6.5" wheel width would be a better match for a 215 tire.

Close up:

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'82 Westy TDI (ahu)
'96 Passat TDI

[Crooked Designer]

[nullacrux]

I got stuck overthinking things but then finally read the fine print on ASA Type 9 : these rims eliminate need for spacers/new lugs/stud changes etc etc… makes life simple I got the 16x7.5 from tire rack. 215/65/16 Grabber. No ET issues. Stock suspension. PERFECT FITMENT. Absolutely no issues on hard turns or speed bumps.

Much smoother and really stable ride.

[finalwest]

205/80r16s on a gowesty lifted Multivan. Cheap tires but they ride well and will probably dry rot before I wear them out.

[dhaavers]

[finalwest]

[ALIKA T3]

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[thejameshansen]

Cross-posting from the GoWesty alloy wheel replica thread.

Here's my van with the new GoWesty OEM-look wheels mounted. These are 16x7.5-inch wheels with 215/60R16 Vredestein Quatrac tires. Everything fits nicely, except the sliding door rubs the right-rear tire a decent bit. I can open the door, but I'm worried a zealous passenger could damage the sidewall.

The look of these GW wheels is great—a bit over-branded, but they got the OEM look just right. The change in sizing has made for a great improvement in braking, handling, and highway speeds. Acceleration feels the same around town but is a bit slower from 40 to 60mph.

Here's a "before" pic for comparison. 14" steelies on low mileage but old 185R14 Hankook Vantras.

Overall, I'm happy.
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1990 Vanagon GL passenger van, 2wd, 2.1l, auto

[Twan]

[chrisrsamba]

Can any of you tell me what wheel this is? I stopped off at the beach near SF to see what tires this owner was running, since I can no longer get Nokian WRG's in 215-65/16 (garage door max height issue, sigh). Nice looking Toyo tires. a little chunky but seem to have stiff sidewalls, he said he really liked them so far. Then later I realized from the picture his wheels were pretty snazzy, but they are kind of Method clones (NOT from Burley). Any idea what they are?

[Christopher Schimke]

ASA Type 9

https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/WheelCloseUpServle...t=Featured
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[chrisrsamba]

Wow...when you know, you know! Thanks!

[webberjames95]

[S4VAGE]

rumor is that these can fit ... https://t3technique.com/collections/wheels



Great look!

[Edgy01]

I’ve been running Ronal R9s since I first saw them used by Project Zwo in Europe. They work great. Good clearances etc. I have two sets…one for streets and the others snow.

[Jammasterjay]

After lurking wheel fitment posts for months, I decided to try the Maxilite wheels and KO2’s. I would have liked 15” wheels for the sidewall profile, and I liked the old 14” KO2’s more square profile. The slider is .5-.75 clearance. Balancing was a little heavy because I didn’t want outer face weights.

[campism]

Not mine, set of five Mercedes wheels (NOT CLK) and four tires, with spacers but no lugs. $500.
http://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/662014733124483
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'87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic, tragically crushed by a falling hickory tree in my own driveway and now gone, leaving me Vanagonless and with no plans to replace it, alas.