New Rims for the Vanagon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I got some new 18" rims for my Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia van. The rims are originally from an Audi and are 18x8.5. I used 10mm spacers on the front and nothing on the back.
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Well, how did it drive, ride and handle ? I went from 14 to 16"s. I am not running grabbers, and teh sidewalls seem a little soft...it's a westy and feels a bit like a marshmallow when I drive....
It was like going from night to day with these rims. The drive was a million times better! Not so wavy like with those 14. For me it was a major improvement in handling. If your thinking of getting 18's I'd suggest thinking about lifting the van. My front tire rubbed a bit once when I was off road with these. I was going super slow, but still they hit as I was making a turn when I hit a deep bump. I am going to lift mine 1.5 inches and put some stiffer suspension on. I will also put a little bigger tires on once I do that.
Awesome!
What size tires front and back are you using?
And where will you carry the spare?
As far as I can see, your alloy rim is not centered, it does not rest on anything. Your rim is only held by screws, if that's the case it's not good. Your wheels will come off. The rim must sit in the middle of the spacer.
Thanks for your concern, but I literally drove around on these rims like this for years and never had a problem.
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Did you get the center bore machined beforehand? Was it expensive?
Sorry for the slow reply. I haven't logged into this channel ages lol. Anyhow, no I didn't. The rims just fit on without any modification.
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Hey, Did you change the pop-top tent?
Hey, yes I did. It took FOREVER!!! If I was you I'd just pay someone to do it. It's a major pain in the ass.
:) you better have a power steering buddy
Power steering all the way ;)
Do you have the original alloy wheels for sale?
Do u have old rims?
whats the old tires size? might have a guy that would use them.
Corey Huff They are 14” rims with a 5X112 mount original Vanagon rim. Not exactly sure what size the tires are, I’ll check when I get home though k.
Lets Go Westfalia , what size of tire is that with the new wheels ?
What is the ET of these rims?
Let me know if you still want to know this and I'll get under the van and check for you k.
@@letsgowestfalia2405 nope. I got my 18" audis mounted last summer. Mine are ET47 and I went with 20mm spacers front and rear.
@@CoreyMielke Oh cool! You gonna make any videos? Whats your IG? I'd love to see how the rims look. I'm going to put some spacers on the back this summer. I"m also going to lift the van an inch and half so I can get some larger tires.
You have fine T3. But boy oh boy, watch it! Compare the amount of aluminium around the forged original rims and your "look so nice rims" .
A child sees that the "look so nice rims" are flimsy around the bolts. What does that mean?
A very stringent test, the Bordsteinkante test (that is German) is a test where the rim is driven with high speed under a slant angle to a concrete kerb, and it is not allow to shatter.
This mandates the strength of the bolts and hub of the rim, nothing else.
Out of my experience in rims it is very, very unlikely that these "look so nice" rims will pass this test.
A shattered rim gives you a VW without steering with brings you closer to death. Do not sew VW please.