Vanagon rims VS Bay Window rims

[ClareSutton]

Does anyone know if bay window van rims (5 stud) would fit on an '84 Vanagon? I'm driving 3.5 hours to pick them up so I need to be sure. I'm not quite 100% on this.

[dhaavers]

Identical rims from about '69 to '91...


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[campism]

When I needed a spare on the road the bay I looked at had steelies with 5" wide rims and the Vanagon steelies are 5.5". Bolt circle and diameter are right but they are narrower.
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[danfromsyr]

from 1971-1991 were 5x112 (small 5) pattern.
1970 and down were wide 5.

[ClareSutton]

Thanks for the information, guys. Really appreciate it.

[kamzcab86]

1980-1991 Vanagon, steel:
5.5J x 14
ET39 offset
5x112 bolt pattern
(Ball seat front lug bolts, M14x1.5x19)

1986-1991 Vanagon, alloy:
6J x 14
ET30 offset
5x112 bolt pattern
(Conical seat front lug bolts, M14x1.5x32)

Vanagon Syncro, steel with 205/70 tires
6J x 14
ET30 offset
5x112 bolt pattern

Vanagon Syncro 16, steel
5.5J x 16
ET35 offset
5x112 bolt pattern

Vanagon, South Africa "Rhein" alloy
6.5J x 15
ET30 offset
5x112 bolt pattern

1971-1979 Bay Window:
5.5J x 14
ET39 offset
5x112 bolt pattern

1968-1970 Bay Window:
5J x 14
ET39 offset
5/205 bolt pattern
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[ClareSutton]

Excellent!! Thank you kamzcab86.

[70coupyel]

[fredybear]

Bringing this back up. I found no pics of rims for differences.

Bus on Left. Vanagon on Right. Correct? Is there a name for that pattern?

I did not know I had 4 vanagon rims. The bus rim was in the spare tire hole. The search started and this topic popped up with no pics..
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[ALIKA T3]

There should be a production year stamp between the holes.
I think round bore 5.5" wide rim is early 5x112 T2 rim.
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[tjet]

Those are '71 only 14x5.5 rims. Slightly thicker then later wheels. I put a set on my '85 before I sold it.

[markswagen]

l always thought with the round center hole, they were syncro wheels.
l had a bunch of bays in england, they ALL had the centers the same as the wheel on the right of fredybears picture,
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[fredybear]

I found the stamp date.

4/77 1977 Bus?

Since Vanagons were born in 1980. Correct?
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[GoEverywhere]

[termuehlen]

I have a very original 86 Syncro tin top 7 passenger. Factory window sticker says 205/70 tires and steel wheels with wheel covers. I am the second owner. When I purchased it had 6 wheels. All are 5.5x14. Does anyone know the source of the 6 inch wide Syncro wheel information?
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1986 syncro tintop wbx

[tjet]

Here's one (to start with). He's only got 1 btw.

Note the round hole

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2293117

I think syncrohead sold a set of 14x6 a few years ago.

[dart330]

That’s interesting, I had never heard of these. My 87 syncro had 5.5” from the factory.
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[1988M5]

Mini pet peeve, only spoked wheels have rims. There is the rim, the spokes and the hub. All together it is a wheel. Cars have only wheels. There was a small amount of spoked car wheels in existence but that was a long time ago and anyone who bought them have buried their heads or are dead by now.
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