18" wheels

[keith]

if it helps i have 215 65 16s

I also have this size but all round, they are 5% larger than standard.

Perfect for my ADY conversion (seen a GPS 170 kph)

can I ask what wheels you both are using?

i have mercedes' tolimans (i think they are called) forged alloy....quite popular on syncros due to their strength.....

[g60steve]

Yes Keith yours(and Lloydys) are 16" Tolimans....I've got another set for sale in the classified section if anyone wants them.

[Titus A Duxass]

Here's a fred with some photos of ML wheels on T3s.
https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.p ... =+merc+ml+

What a crackin thread
so much easier than faffing about drilling out centres and stud holes.

How very true.

[jocko]

Yes Keith yours(and Lloydys) are 16" Tolimans....I've got another set for sale in the classified section if anyone wants them.

hi do they need spacers with them, I see you say they will fit with standard 7mm bolts. cheers

[kevtherev]

Yes Keith yours(and Lloydys) are 16" Tolimans....I've got another set for sale in the classified section if anyone wants them.

hi do they need spacers with them, I see you say they will fit with standard 7mm bolts. cheers

no such bolt... VW use M14 bolt and stud

[kevtherev]

Jocko, have you read the info here and in this thread?
the ET decides the spacer, these wheels do not need spacers or longer stud bolt because the ET value is similar to VW spec

[g60steve]

hi do they need spacers with them, I see you say they will fit with standard 7mm bolts. cheers

Sorry but no I didn't....I said... "Also as a result of being forged the bolt holes are only 7mm deep so they will fit straight on a T25 without the need for longer bolts etc."

Meaning they fit a T25 without the need for spacers or longer rear studs or front bolts.

[jocko]

Kev and Steve, sorry looks like I got right muddled up there. Think I have it now, cheers chaps.

[jocko]

Steve looks like I just missed out on your wheels. I was waiting till payday today,but seems like I have been pipped to the post.

Are there any other wheels that will fit direct, or do they all need spacers?

[kevtherev]

yes but if you fit alloys then longer studs will be needed as the alloy is thick enough to use up the bolt/stud thread

T3's that came from the factory with steel wheels have a ET of 39 while T3's that left the factory with alloy wheels came with a ET of 30.
So, in my eyes if you are fitting alternative wheels you should be aiming for anywhere between ET 30 and ET 39. When using a wheel that wasn't designed for the T3 then you are unlikely to get the correct ET, this can be remedied by the use of spacers.

e.g. if your wheel has a ET of 45 then the use of a 10mm spacer shim would reduce the effective ET to 35, which is in the middle of the range of factory wheel offsets and would be acceptable for use.

so when you see a nice wheel look for or ask for the ET and remember cars weigh less than vans usually, so pick wheels from a 4 X 4 or a heavier sort.

[jocko]

Are there any 16" steel wheels I could use?

[jocko]

I have checked on the tyre size thing on Brickyard and 205/80/14c tyres will increase diameter by 30mm. Is it possible to fit these to standard 14" steel rims?

[kevtherev]

Are there any 16" steel wheels I could use?

Mercedes Benz do a steel wheel that fits ok
don't ask me from what though... I remember it from here

[jocko]

Are there any 16" steel wheels I could use?

Mercedes Benz do a steel wheel that fits ok
don't ask me from what though... I remember it from here

cheers Kev, have been given the part no of the Merc ones and there are some new ones on Brickwerks. Just trying to see if I can use 205/80/14c on my original wheels first.