Wanted two 15inch steel wheels

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Hi Ken
 
I found a post # 3791 but that was from Andrew, I'm new at all this maybe I was looking in the wrong place.
 
I deflate my BF Goodrich A/T but it is still a battle to get it in. My real concern is that it may be putting pressure on the gear shaft running back to the gearbox. (as my gearbox died not long after I got the new wheels and tyres)
 
So yes with deflating the tyre and the aid of a jack I can force the spare in but I can't see if the tyre is pushing on the shaft between the gear lever and the gearbox.
 
Regards Barry
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 7:25 PM
Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Wanted two 15inch steel wheels


Gday Barry,

Concerning the ability to successfully fit a 215 75 15" wheel into the
Oz type stock wheel carrier underneath (NOT USA round clamshell), I
covered this topic here on a previous occasion, please refer to post
#3791 for the details, confirming the above size wheel in BFG A/T fits.

Clearly the only compromise is that it has to be deflated. We all carry
a tyre pump as a matter of course ... yes? Functionally, the spare
should be where it was designed to be, clearly a rear tyre carrier
upsets the natural balance over both axles, tends to be an undesired
high expense item and gets in the way a lot ... better to be without it
altogether in my view, unless you want to carry 2 spares.

Cheers.

Ken

--- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com, "Barry & Di Pickering"
<dbpickering@ ...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ken
>
> I have also fitted the Merc rims and have put BF Goodrich A/T tyres.
These tyres are wider than the original VW and I have had problems when
loading the spare tyre. Do you know if your spare tyre cradle has been
extended to cope with the wider tyre?
>
> Regards Barry
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken
> To: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00 AM
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australi a] Re: Wanted two 15inch steel wheels
>
>
>
> Gday Les, Tony and All,
>
> This is interesting.
>
> Just so happens a previous owner of my syncro back in 1992 fitted a
set
> of five Mercedes 124 400 0602 6Jx15H2 ET49 steel rims.
>
> They have been used ever since that year by subsequent owners,
including
> myself, they still are undamaged. Fully laden, my Trakka syncro is in
> excess of 2.5 tons.
>
> I compared the lug nuts that the previous owner had made for these
rims
> as opposed to the stock VW lug nuts and in the end, I decided the VW
lug
> nuts were a better fit and stronger. No doubt that should be looked at
> on a case by case basis.
>
> Some time ago Les, you gave me the method for measuring the ET, which
I
> did for these Merc rims stamped ET49. The result I got was ET31.
>
> I can confirm Les's methodology is correct because I also measured the
> original syncro 14" steel rims and came up with ET30.
>
> As I have said previously, when offroad during suspension travel on
> either lock, the 15" Goodyear Wrangler AT/R tyres rub and wear away
the
> black plastic trim at the rear of the wheel arch, I tend to think this
> has something to do with the fact these tyres are larger in diameter
> (706mm worn) than for example 15" BFG A/T tyres (700mm new), which I
> will be installing later and they should reduce or eliminate this
> rubbing. Other than the above minor quibble, with these Mercedes rims
> marked ET49, I have had no running problems elsewhere at all.
>
> Begs the question, as these 15" Merc rims are stamped ET49, how come
> they measure ET31?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com, "Les Harris"
> leslieharris@ wrote:
> >
> > Tony.
> >
> > ET 49 is a very, very long way off the correct offset. Why in the
> world do you want wheels that are so far off the design specs?
> >
> > And did you receive the CD's that I sent?
> >
> > Les
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: tonyricketts99
> > To: Syncro_T3_Australia @yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:26 PM
> > Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australi a] Wanted two 15inch steel wheels
> >
> >
> > Wanted two 15inch steel wheels 6J H2 ET49 124 400 0602 New or S/H
> >
>