"What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post.

[elizer]

Omg those Ronals are gorgeous

[zuhandenheit]

I've been looking at these Audi wheels: They're 16X7. I am not sure about the offset -- hoping someone can recognize them and let me know!

Thanks in advance!

[Van Geaux]

A member in Jersey has these posted in the part it forward thread. Will they fit a 2wd vanagon? If so with what mods?


Written on the back:
A 220 401 01 02 (MB P/N)
Ronal
71/2J x 16H2 ET45

[Christopher Schimke]

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[Van Geaux]

Thanks Chris. If I can figure out how to get them from Nj to NC I will give you my business for the parts if you have all that stuff?

[90Doka_Guy]

[Alaskaberrys]

[Neptuno]

Well what do you think of these??
https://i.imgur.com/7Jy9e1T.jpg?1


Wheels:
Sparco Assetto Gara Black Painted
Size: 16"x7"
Offset: +35mm
Backspacing: 5.35"
Bolt Pattern: 5x112
Weight: 17.0 lbs
Finish: Black Painted
Hub Bore: 73.1mm (57.1mm hub rings are included)

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[Pinetops]

Does anyone know anything about these wheels?

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[levi]

Ronal r9 15"
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[Pinetops]

Thanks! Those are some good looking wheels.
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[1of6]

Those look awfully similar to Ronal R9s...but not quite.
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[Pinetops]

Yep, you're right. They are a little different.
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[1of6]

Definitely a question for Chris...
Still looking for wheels, guy says these were definitely on his brother's 450 Benz which should make them 5x112 but it looks like they measure 114.5???
Anyways, specs he sent are: Bolt pattern 5x114.3mm, Center bore 72.6 mm
Offset +40, Wheel size 18 x 8J, PCD 56, Style - American Racing AR883
Is he mistaken or are there adapters for this combo?
Thanks again if you can assist!

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[Christopher Schimke]

1of6, judging from your drawing/tracing, i would say those are 5x114.3 too. It's possible to bolt a 5x114.3 wheel to a 5x112 car if the lug holes are large enough, but it's incredibly dangerous.

The problem with the adapter route is that the thinnest adapters we can make are 15mm thick. With a 40mm offset, the final offset would end up being 25mm. This isn't a problem on the rear, but the fronts will be positioned outward a little more than is necessary. If your van is stock height or raised, this may not pose a problem, but if it is lowered, just that little difference could result in some additional rubbing. The other issue is that with 15mm adapters, the lugs that mount the adapters to the hubs protrude from the wheel mounting surface by about 7mm. Some wheels have recesses in between the lug holes that can accommodate this, but not all wheels do.

The other issue with those wheels is that the the center caps will not fit and it's possible that the front hole that the center caps clip into may be too small to allow the front grease caps to pass through. That's just a guess based on the photo though. You would have to test fit them to know for sure.
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[Christopher Schimke]

[1of6]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the feedback!
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1973 Westphalia, sold
2002 Turbo Beetle GLX, sold
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[campism]

On the 114.3 topic, here's a pic of my van with a neighbor's Nissan Maxima wheel with that BCD on the front. I'd seen pix of a van with these on them and decided to test. Not an "A" fit, as they say. Longtime forum members might remember reports of a Westy with a Nissan V6 swap that was being driven on a lengthy honeymoon trip by a young couple and wound up sliding off a mountain road out west and getting totaled. That van used these wheels and was my inspiration for the test fit. The radius of the BCD is 1.15mm larger; not much, but enough to make it almost a force fit to get the wheel on there with the lugs binding on the insides of the lug holes. Also takes a flat seat lug instead of the ball seat of the Merc and VW wheels. I got CLKs instead.

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