| Subject: | pickle has new shoes (Photos) |
| From: | pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> |
| Date: | Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:40:46 -0400 |
Got our new wheels on the van finally.
These are the 16" forged aluminum wheels on some 98-00 Mercedes CLK's.
(Ours are powedercoated white.)
Photos:
http://wesandmaria.com/vanagon/images/wheels1.jpg
http://wesandmaria.com/vanagon/images/wheels2.jpg
Tires are 215 60 R16 XL Nokian WR G2's. Center caps are from
http://www.t3technique.com/
We have a set of 5 wheels/tires, and the best part is, the fifth fits in
the stock tire location using the van-cafe carrier, without other
modifications:
http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_348_129/oversized_spare_tire_carrier.html
These are nice and quiet and the ride is great! Mostly, I'm happy to be
able to be able to get the all-weather severe service emblem Nokian tires.
The shrinking selection of Nokians in 14 inch sizes was the whole catalyst
for the wheel change, actually.
Right now I have them at 40psi but thinking of going to 45psi. (Sidewall
says 51psi.) Any thoughts on that?