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Kombi wheel options?
boof2332 - February 15th, 2006 at 11:17 PM

Hey All,
On a 74 Kombi, what stud patterns will fit, I have only heard mercedes....oh and ford territory.

Matt


Desert Bug - February 16th, 2006 at 05:15 PM

G'day Matt,

Depends what you are looking for, ie, steels, mags, 15s, 16s, x6, 6.5, 7 and 7.5. I'm running 15x7 Merc Vito mags (Performance Wheels, Lotus) on my '67 Splitty (Bay hubs), I also run 16x6.5 BA Ford rims (stud pattern machined from 114.3 to 112 pcd), also 16x7.5 Merc steel rim with 255/70 on the back. So there's quite a range of options, but need to be wary of the ET factor, ie: 6.5" rim with an ET of 37 are perfect for the Bay, if you go to 7", ET needs to be approx 42. Some Merc rims have a higher ET factor which reduces the inside clearance too much.

There's been heaps of discussion on this subject on here in the past so do a bit of searching.
Hope the above helps a bit.

Cheers, Ian.


modulus - February 16th, 2006 at 05:29 PM

This link might help:

http://www.aussiekombicampers.com/projects_bbw.shtml 

hth


helbus - February 16th, 2006 at 05:59 PM

Audi stud pattern is same. Stands to reason being a VW'ish brand


vwtyp2 - February 16th, 2006 at 09:46 PM

the rims I had on my bay came off a Merc.


baybuscamperkid - February 17th, 2006 at 04:17 PM

theres some 15/7 et37s on ebay. how close do they get? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/German-RONAL-RIMS-Suit-Audi-and-VW-9-spoke_W0QQitemZ80...


vwtyp2 - February 18th, 2006 at 07:51 AM

they look similar to the rims I put on my T3 last night.
if they're to suit A3, Golf 4, Golf 3 GTI, then they're 5x100 pcd and won't fit.
if they're to suit Passat, then they're 5x112 and will fit with a little work on the centre bore of the rim.


76camper - February 18th, 2006 at 04:07 PM

How much is the machining to fit a bus worth?


boof2332 - February 19th, 2006 at 12:49 AM

I might be able to get some A4 mags off a mate..are they compatible?

Matt