"What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post.

240Gordy · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:41 am Post subject:

where did you score those tires Baxta? local or from the internets?

Beauty !

Bet you were planning to show them off at the weekend get together?
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Baxta · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:36 pm Post subject:

syncrodoka · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject:

VanCafe will have 15x6 ET 30 and 16x6 ET 30 rims steel rims available the end of may. They are mefro brand rims and look very similar to the stock 14" rims and syncro 16 rims that VW put on our vans. This rim width and ET is ideal for our vans and they are load rated at over 1900 lbs. each- more than strong enough.
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_845_341/15_inch_steel_wheel.html
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1263_341/16_inch_steel_wheel.html

evansdd3 · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject: Optimum tire height...

I'm looking for the right tires for my 82 diesel.

The stock NA diesel engine has been replaced with a 1.9 TD and it's much easier to drive now but the transmission must have been seriously low-geared in VW's stock diesel vans as even with nearly double the hp the engine is revving pretty high at 65mph (though I don't have a tach).

So here's what I'm thinking...Got some 15 Porsche Phone Dials with spacers and adaptors and have been considering tires about 215 wide and between 75 and 85 tall (215/75R15 or 215/80/15 or 215/85/15) in order to change my gearing a bit.
How high of a sidewall can I go in 2wd van without rubbing?
And will the 215 be too wide?

Whaddya think?
Thanks for your help,
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Vanagonner · Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject:

I'm looking at much larger tires to compensate for my "alpine" transaxle. I think +10% -+12% is possible, but I haven't done it yet. I'm looking for 18's.
I don't know if even that would be enough rpm drop to make a 1.9 happy. I think the above would be good enough for my 1.6 though.
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VisPacem · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:59 am Post subject: Re: Optimum tire height...

SeattleDownhill · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:25 am Post subject:

Many thanks to Loogy on getting this set up! I am beyond stoked on how it turned out... Next it needs more low... some paint, big brakes and a new motor... Can I borrow your STI Motor for a few years Loogy?

The setup: 17" porsche twists.. 17x7 front 17x9 rear ET55. 17mm spacers up front (soon to have another 6mm from big brake kit) 30mm rear spacers (to have an extra 4mm from big brake kit down the road) Clearance is tight, but once the brake kit is on there will be no issues. I still need to modify the door... It barely hits the rear wheel right now...

I got a new door and body panel on the right side to fix the banged up van after my accident from back in December... Now I don't know if I should get the entire right side painted to match the stock color, or do some sort of black (maybe John Deere Blitz Black) with a white top...

Thoughts?

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Santana · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:

SeattleDownhill,
That is quite a before and after! Those wheels look awesome. Paired with the SA grill looks like a sweet custom looking van.
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SeattleDownhill · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:10 am Post subject:

ARABUG69 · Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 11:30 am Post subject: offset on rims

hi im buying somemesh rims the guy doesnt know the offfset and i wanted to know is there any way i can lower the car alot with out making the tires stick out or tilt into the wheel well

Crankey · Samba Member Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 2659

the ET is usually cast or stamped into the back of the whel spokes, can you ask him to look there ?

oh and seattledownhill, those look sweet on there, hopefully 'll see you tooling around seattle and wave Dancing

magician · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:15 am Post subject:

evansdd3 · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:26 am Post subject:

What's the interest in bigger brakes?
Seems to me that a 2.1 or 1.9 litre engine pushing wider tires would slow down more quickly anyway...and bigger brakes just seems like somewhere to throw your money.
Am I missing something?
If everyone is running WRX mills then I understand but..?
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SeattleDownhill · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:58 am Post subject:

yeah, mine are 55 front and rear. front rotors should push it out another 6mm or so and rear rotors about 4 mm.

You're right... I think I might just stick with the blue. The driver's side is pretty clean other than a few little scratches that could probably buff out.

As for why to go big brakes... I make the trip to Mt. Hood and Whistler several times a year, and when the van is loaded up with 4 bikes, 3 dudes along with riding and camping gear... brakes are not quite up to par if said deer or car jumps out in front of the van while I'm coming down from the pass an what not. That, and I want to throw a more powerful motor in there so I can make it up the hills as fast as I can go down them... ha ha!

syncrodoka · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject:

evansdd3 · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject:

Makes sense.
Thanks for the Big Brake insight.
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tjamesj · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:55 am Post subject:

I found a set of 16" rims from a 2001 Mercedes S430. Here is the info: 8Jx16H2, ET40. What will I need to make these fit my '87 2wd Westy? Or is 8" just too wide?
Thanks for your help!

Christopher Schimke · Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:24 am Post subject:

kounterkultured · Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:51 pm Post subject: New babies

Check out my "new" babies Very Happy

...old Audi wheels (period-corrrect for my 1989), freshly shod in Nokian Hakka C Van in 205-65-15.

Got them through the Samba Classifieds last autumn. I sanded off a few imperfections, glass-bead blasted them, cleaned them w/acetone, then on to a few coats of Dupli-Color wheel paint. In the meantime, got all the required H/W from loogy (thanks again).

Today I brought them to the tyre shop; they rolled as straight as new when balancing the tyres - I'll admit being a little stressed at that moment but thank God they were perfect.
Next step: installation!!

After reading a massive amount of information on C-rated tyres vs the rest I decided to replace the Kelly Explorer M+S rubbers that were on the van when we got it (I think those are rated at 85) :-/
Nothing bad happened with them but safety comes high on the list and I treated the tyre "problem" as if they were fuel lines.
I am more than optimistic about improving the van's handling with wheels 1in larger in Ø + tyres 1in wider... and we won't be annoyed with tyre-safety concerns anymore.
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mrievaj · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: audi rims

I have a line on some Audi rims that are 16 inches with 5x112 spacing. Would these fit without spacers and without any modifications to the rims or is that never a possibility? It seems like every wheel on here needs some work done to it. With so many wheels out there what are the things that make some wheels a definite no go? I am looking for 16 inchers and it doesn't matter if they are steel or not. The less boring out and spacers that are needed the better for my situation.

Thanks

This thread is great but takes a lot of searching within it to find what I think I am looking for and then it ends up being partially over my head anyways.


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