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Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:34 pm

Has any one found a set of wheels that will fit a 78 bay. I would like to go to a 15 or 16 inch wheel. I want to buy something reasonable Im not into bling just nice and clean. I am thinking maybe something used from the Mercedes line that seem very cheap used because everyone updates them to after market and unloads there OEM. Any way they need to fit with out problems and no rubs or fender mods. Any input on what you have done or used that worked or did not work would be geat. Also no wheel adapters must be a bolt on 5 X 114mm wheel.

Thanks
Rick

Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:10 pm

Stock is 5 x 112mm, with 14mm studs(M-B is 12mm studs... not hard to enlarge the holes in the wheels to 12mm).

Here's a couple in the "Recycler":

http://www.recycler.com/tires/advancedsearchresult...pe=boolean

http://www.recycler.com/tires/advancedsearchresult...pe=boolean

J.R.
68 Westy
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Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:19 am

My bad 112 is what I have. Off set is what conserns me. I am hoping to find someone who knows what they have used and worked so I can just follow what has worked. I have been checking offset on some wheels and it always seems they don't tuck the wheel under the bus the right amount and hits the rear fender edge. Also M B weels seem to get wider than I think will work again maybe so early wheels before tire sizes went crazy wide might work

But something must work well se keep those ideas coming.

Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:30 am

Tight fit but works.....

http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Scre...heelstires

I would buy them with no tires and put on Michelin Agillis 205-65-15s if I had it to do all oaver again.

Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:47 am

Thanks that is wide and they still fit geat. Any one else have any winning combinations.

Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:19 am

If you really want to blow some skirts, send your stock wheels to Faas or there is a place in Califirnia but don't remember the name. They will cut the center from the stock wheel then weld it into a 15" or 16" rim, whatever width and offset you want, balance the rim, primer and send them back. This use to cost about $60 a wheel plus shipping.

Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:26 am

huisjen wrote: Has any one found a set of wheels that will fit a 78 bay. I would like to go to a 15 or 16 inch wheel.

I have a set of FOUR wheels and FOUR caps from a Eurovan. Same bolt pattern and offset as the late bays / Vanagons, but 15x6.

Local pickup in Fairfax Virginia. Today's price is $140 for the set.