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calsurf Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2022 Posts: 128 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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So, I finally scored a 1991 GL Westy camper 2wd 4 spd and my neighbor offered me his near new stock VW Atlas tires and wheels for FREE only if I'd actually use them on my Westy. They're supposedly 18x8 wheels with Kumho 245/60/18/105T tires. The question I have is would these even fit (lift size/spacers needed) and what would be the downside (braking, rubbing, etc). But for free, I have to at least ask, thx.
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do.dah Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 447 Location: Washington
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Again,, Christopher at T3 is the one to ask.
With that being said,, my $.002, is, maybe? Might need a thin spacer. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4353 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:28 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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After all the sorting out of IF THEY CAN FIT, would you be surprised to NOT find any rubber that supports the weight of your Westy?
Tragedy at its finest.
Find your target tire!! Go through Kamz' tires thread in the stickies, and be SURE you don't end up killing someone else out on the road because you didn't run proper tires. Its simple, really. You have to remember, these rigs are rated as 1 ton trucks, and need tires to match. Bare minimum would be 99 or C load.
As I keep saying; if you choose poorly, you might hurt yourself or worse. If you kill someone by being stupid on your tire choice and you live through it, the rest of your life will be hell. That being said, if you put on tires and are out on the road and happen to need to take it to a tire shop, it is entirely possible that you will be in a real pickle when the shop states that your tires are not load rated for your vehicle, and you're on the hook for finding C rated right then and there... and your 18" rims just shot you in the foot. Its no joke. Sure, it doesn't happen often, or to all that many people, but it DOES happen. As a person who it HAS happened to, I'd say, use extreme caution. _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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sake Samba Member
Joined: June 23, 2016 Posts: 15
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 6:58 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Does anybody know if these will fit?
16" 6.5J 5x112 ET42
Seems to be the same specs as the small car 16" small car steelies
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norcalvanman Samba Member
Joined: October 19, 2022 Posts: 3 Location: Humboldt Nation
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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 1:12 pm Post subject: MB wheels compatibility |
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Howdy All!
Second time Vanagon owner; First time posting
Looking for info on my particular Mercedes wheel set. So far I have found a compatibility for my specs but unsure about spacers, lugs/bolts.
Off a 2002 C230 5x112 12x1.5 ET37; Part # 2034010302.
TIA
Jeremy |
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Lakesurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2010 Posts: 33 Location: Toronto, On Canada
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:07 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Hi all getting tired of my 15" Gowesty Merc reps that came with my 89 2wd full camper 14 years ago and the tire selection is becoming a bit of a pain.
Sorry if these wheels have been discussed but looking for any info on these VW Ronal et35 16" rims. Besides the centrebore mod would I have to enlarge the bolt holes and run spacers?
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Christopher Schimke Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2005 Posts: 5392 Location: PNW
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:18 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Lakesurfer -
If those are factory VW, the lug holes are fine (no mods needed), but you will need spacers for the front (and rear in my opinion), the correct R13 lugs, and if you run rear spacers, you'll also need longer rear studs.
If those wheels are aftermarket, everything above holds true, except you'll need to verify if the wheels require stock type R13 lugs of conical lugs. _________________ "Sometimes you have to build a box to think outside of." - Bruce (not Springsteen)
*Custom wheel hardware for Audi/VW, Porsche and Mercedes wheels - Urethane Suspension Bushings*
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Lakesurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2010 Posts: 33 Location: Toronto, On Canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2022 9:02 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Thanks Christopher for the expertise, I can't honestly say I'm too interested in using spacers although it's probably not a big deal. I wonder if the hardware from my gowesty 15's would fit. _________________ 1989 J22 Westfalia |
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do.dah Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2015 Posts: 447 Location: Washington
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:39 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Weeell,, most of the finest, high performance vehicles on the road today, have options for spacers.
But, I get you. Didn't wanna entertain the idea of spacers, BUT! Glad I did. You're not dealing with a big issue. |
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Lakesurfer Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2010 Posts: 33 Location: Toronto, On Canada
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:43 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Ok thanks any way of knowing if they're robust enough for the Westy. _________________ 1989 J22 Westfalia |
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Christopher Schimke Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2005 Posts: 5392 Location: PNW
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2022 8:53 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Lakesurfer wrote: |
Ok thanks any way of knowing if they're robust enough for the Westy. |
That really depends on the quality of the spacers, studs, lugs, etc. There are a lot of cheap wheel hardware choices out there, but you usually get what you pay for. If you go with high quality parts that are specified specifically for the job at hand, you'll never have a problem. If you go cheap and/or use parts that are not properly specified for the job, then yes, you will most likely have issues, if not immediately, down the road for sure. _________________ "Sometimes you have to build a box to think outside of." - Bruce (not Springsteen)
*Custom wheel hardware for Audi/VW, Porsche and Mercedes wheels - Urethane Suspension Bushings*
T3Technique.com or contact me at [email protected] |
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detoxed Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2014 Posts: 68 Location: S. Florida
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 6:30 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Anyone familiar with or using the Mobelwagen 16" steelies?
!6x7, +30 offset |
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johnny d Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2004 Posts: 2204 Location: where it all came from. ;)
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Hi there,
i´m working to make the 996 "Boxter S" Wheels (7 and 8,5x17) fit on my T3 Camper.
I´m using H&R 18mm Adapters all around and the wheels looking good. (i´m woking on the lowering, later )
Since here in germany its quite difficult to get these wheels legal on the car, i´m asking my selfe are there any problems known of broken "Boxter S" wheels running on the T3 Camper?
Normaly these wheels don´t have enough "load capacity" to get them runned legal here in germany, so i thought, i give it a try and ask you guys who running them to get any references.
Please let me know.
Best Regards,
Ben _________________ GermanRestoKommando
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Der Barndoor Führers - Slamm Society
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Robw_z Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2007 Posts: 983
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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johnny d wrote: |
Hi there,
i´m working to make the 996 "Boxter S" Wheels (7 and 8,5x17) fit on my T3 Camper.
I´m using H&R 18mm Adapters all around and the wheels looking good. (i´m woking on the lowering, later )
Since here in germany its quite difficult to get these wheels legal on the car, i´m asking my selfe are there any problems known of broken "Boxter S" wheels running on the T3 Camper?
Normaly these wheels don´t have enough "load capacity" to get them runned legal here in germany, so i thought, i give it a try and ask you guys who running them to get any references.
Please let me know.
Best Regards,
Ben |
Maybe this will help:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4739636
I doubt the Boxster wheels will get overloaded. |
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MuzzcoVW Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2018 Posts: 1477 Location: Westfield, MA.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:54 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Well... these are known to fit, but here's a couple of pictures of the GoWesty 15 inch steel SA copy wheels. Also has their adapter kits to run factory hubcaps. Figured I'd post these in case anyone is curious as I haven't seen anyone else running them. Tires are 215-75-15 BF Goodrich A/T
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Italjohn Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2016 Posts: 193 Location: Molde, Norway
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:16 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Just got a set of Mercedes 18" 8,5 ET35 for free.
Anyone know what Mercedes they came from?
Three of them is a little dented on the inside.
Did straigthen them by following a how to on youtube.
Heated to 200° C and used the jack to straigthen.
Managed to get them "ok"according to the tire ballancing man.
I have the Epytec front brake setup, and that adds 5-6mm to the hub = 6 mm spacer. Still a tight fit though!
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4492 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:19 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Italjohn wrote: |
I have the Epytec front brake setup, and that adds 5-6mm to the hub = 6 mm spacer. Still a tight fit though!
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Tight, schmight. There's been no interference in thousands of miles with this fit on my 16" CLKs.
_________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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Italjohn Samba Member
Joined: October 29, 2016 Posts: 193 Location: Molde, Norway
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:26 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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campism wrote: |
Italjohn wrote: |
I have the Epytec front brake setup, and that adds 5-6mm to the hub = 6 mm spacer. Still a tight fit though!
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Tight, schmight. There's been no interference in thousands of miles with this fit on my 16" CLKs.
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Jjuhuu, thats good to know _________________ Follow me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norwayvanagon
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Wellington Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2004 Posts: 1890 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:23 am Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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Italjohn,
What tire have you found that is a good diameter to match your gearing and be properly load rated? |
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1988M5 Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2016 Posts: 674 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: "What wheels fit?" The ultimate wheel post. |
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campism wrote: |
Italjohn wrote: |
I have the Epytec front brake setup, and that adds 5-6mm to the hub = 6 mm spacer. Still a tight fit though!
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Tight, schmight. There's been no interference in thousands of miles with this fit on my 16" CLKs.
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Added feature of an audible loose wheel bearing alarm!
BK _________________ 1991 tin top GL
2002 Winnebago Vista. VW VR6 24V Eurovan front clip powered class C 21' RV.
Some BMWs. |
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