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Post by BaaaadSlider »

please can anyone tell me if these will fit our 1980 t25 Aircooled, it has 14inch steelis on at the mo
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http://wolfrace-alloys.co.uk/p1027804.htm
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Post by toomanytoys »

They may well but nowhere does it state what ET and PCD they are.. you are going to have to spec that and at a guess (no responsability on my part here you will have to find out) you will need ET 30 witht he standard PCD of 112mm and 14mm nuts/bolts...

But other considerations are the load rating of the rim.. and the tyre is too low profile.. you need a 195/70r15C (IIRC) for the correct diameter and load rating of the tyre..

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Post by Westy.Club.Joker »

You need to know the wheel stud spacing for the rims (gotta be 112 x 5), the ET or offset, and the rim width. Also the centre bore needs to be big enough to clear the front wheel grease cap in the hub centre (minimum is about 63mm with some fettling of the grease cap lips, 66mm for easy clearance but some wheels won`t bore out that much due to lack of metal in the centres) AND what load rating are the wheels? T25 is a heavy vehicle.

You then need to decide what size tyres to fit to your alloys, bearing in mind the overall running diameter needs to be similar to what you have now, so your speedo reads correctly and you don`t overgear/undergear the bus to much (5 or 6% bigger is a useful increase to reduce engine revs) also watch the LOAD RATING for the tyres you buy, 97 minimum from what I`ve read in the VW manual.

Have a search for the tyre size calculator, it will give you tyre size matches to what you need. Loadsa info on alloy wheel fitments.

Mine - 7J x 16" with 45ET rims (that`s 7" wide rims x 16" diameter and a 45mm offset) and I`m using 215/60 x 16 tyres, which give me approx 6% greater diameter than standard which lowers the engine revs a bit. Also gives a comfortable ride, very low profile tyres will give you a harsher ride. Also needed spacers, 10mm front and 20mm rear, and longer wheel studs / front stud kit to suit.

Plenty of wheels out there that will fit, either with a bit of messing or no messing at all.
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