wider wheels/tyres
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Topic: wider wheels/tyres
Posted By: spike72
Subject: wider wheels/tyres
Date Posted: 03 Sep 07 at 13:26
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hi all need some help ive got standard wheels on my LT28 14 X 185 want to put wider wheels on is there a replacement i can use any ideas |
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Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 06 Sep 07 at 16:12
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i'm also looking for some wheels - although off roaders really... from what i've found out so far is that land rovers / range rovers don't fit - niether do Vitara or SJ wheels, so i guess it's gotta be vw rims... But i managed to squeeze a 16" rim (with 185 / 60 tyre i think) without too much problems - will need a slight grind on the lower front inside of the front arch though. Anyone know of any other makes of rim that fit the LTs???, theres so many on ebay but they are all for landys and SJs :( |
Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 07 Sep 07 at 10:31
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I have tried a Land Rover Disco wheel and although the wheel hole pattern is the same. As in the wheel will fit over the studs, they are definately not centralised over the wheel studs. So they are out. I am also looking to a bigger wheel size so if anyone knows what fits then let us know, post away my friends, post away.
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Posted By: mike38
Date Posted: 07 Sep 07 at 11:51
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Will the later shape lt or sprinter wheels fit ?dont know if there 15" or 16"
Mike |
Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 07 Sep 07 at 14:00
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i was just thinking, if your brave, one possiblity is to use the sj rims / tyres which are 2 a penny, they are steel and the centres flat so if you got a good metal working shop to re drill em with the correct spacing - hey presto! I've heard of people drilling "blank" alloys to fit, so why not steels? Saying all that there must be a rim out there that fits! I think the PCD is 180mm  |
Posted By: spike72
Date Posted: 07 Sep 07 at 16:13
| yeh there must be all i want is a wider tyre as the original tyres are a little skinny so do you think new lt rims would be ok to fit or were could i find out ?? |
Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 13:42
| well i've spent ages tralling the internet and can't find any info... think the only way of resolving this is to get down to a BIG scrapy with a tape measure! |
Posted By: spike72
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 18:11
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ive spoken to my local vw parts dept and the only way to get larger wheels is to change the back axel completely
oh bugger oh well skinny wheels it is then |
Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 19 Sep 07 at 13:48
I'm still looking into this.  I was also wondering if a tyre garage such as Kwik Fit or National tyres might have any info on wheel fitment.
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Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 23 Sep 07 at 14:12
why's this? are you suggesting putting on the larger axle/hubs:  |
spike72 wrote:Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 07 Oct 07 at 10:38
GOOD NEWS... well for bigger rims anyway - not sure about width but here's your lead, it's taken me about a month to get this far so hope to see lots more LTs sporting fat off road tires   http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20708 - http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20708 Now just need to find out how to raise suspension... anyone got any ideas? |
Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 09:08
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Well that is good news. So a Ford Transit wheel from 2000 to current model should fit then. I also came across this. http://www.tyresave.co.uk/alloyvan.html - http://www.tyresave.co.uk/alloyvan.html They say they fit the LT, Could be worth checking out.
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Posted By: AndyVan
Date Posted: 24 Oct 07 at 19:13
...a set of Vantechs it is then!!....you could buy 2 panel vans for that!!... ------------- BCS Gaffer and Volkswagen restoring bloke |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 26 Oct 07 at 17:08
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newbie here, i tried a set of 15" and 16" transit wheels on my 1993 lt35 and they fit, but the wheel nuts off the lt dont marry up with the holes on the transit wheel... i need to fit sleeves to the ford wheel, or find some wheel nuts that will cope. also found that chrysler 300c wheels..
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. and vauxhall sintra wheels...
are 5x115 pcd. need to try some of those on the van.Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 27 Oct 07 at 19:30
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Hello eltee, can you tell us what year the Transit was that the wheels came from. Also have you tried the Transit wheel nuts on to The LT? What Model and year is your LT ? Thanks.
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Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 08:44
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Poggle, apparantly you get 15" on front wheel drive transits, and 16" on rear wheel drive transits. they have to be single rear wheel versions. the LT i have is 1993 2.4d high top lwb see pics in show your bus thread page 16. i tried the wheels on my van at work, and they fit, but the VW wheel nuts dont sit right on the ford wheel, the transit wheel nut is like a flat washer that sits against the wheel where as the VW is domed, and sits into a slight recess. Last night i found some old jag XJ40 wheel nuts which might do the job. i will try and photo the differences and post them up tonight, just off to the Bathgate VW show, so will be gone till 4pm. another option i havent tried yet is french filth Relay, they look close, and are 16". i am trying these options to get some extra legs on the motorway,as everyone says, 56mph slip streaming trucks is usually my only option. |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 08:48
| sorry Poggle the transit is 2000 on, W or X plate onwards,you cant miss them on the roads, they are usually sitting at 90 ish everywhere |
Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 18:26
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56 MPH is about right Keep us posted on the wheel saga. |
Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 31 Oct 07 at 19:51
70! wow indeed! i just cracked 69mph ... one day... one day i'll do 70oh well done on the wheel info - slowly getting there... oh and isn't the pcd 120 not 115?? |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 01 Nov 07 at 02:51
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VW's etka gives 5x115 as the pcd for the front brake disc part number, but the wheel part number only shows wheel size, no pcd. i shall check it out at work tommorrow,
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Posted By: spike72
Date Posted: 01 Nov 07 at 15:53
i had my 2.4 petrol at 75 the weekend just gone down hill with wind behind me but then caught fire |
Posted By: Poggle
Date Posted: 01 Nov 07 at 19:02
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[/QUOTE i had my 2.4 petrol at 75 the weekend just gone down hill with wind behind me but then caught fire [/QUOTE] 0n a private road of course...
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Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 03 Nov 07 at 09:12
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poggle, just got back into work this morning after a few days off try to upload some pics of wheels and stuff and pcds eltee |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 05 Nov 07 at 11:04
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etka picture of brake discs for my 93 lt, showing 5x115 pcd Eltee |
Posted By: tomschute
Date Posted: 05 Nov 07 at 22:15
ok im confused... i've got an lt 35, 93, high top 6 cyl diesel and i just measured the PCD by using the formula found here... http://www.a1tow.btinternet.co.uk/page39.html i made the PCD to be 157 assuming the studs are 92.5mm apart (perhaps PCD160 is what it actually is but i can only be so acurate with a tape measure in the dark!!). Transit PCD is 160 from what i've been told and found, eg... http://www.bugbitz.com/wheel.html#FORD But you have the ford wheels on and thats all that really matters, it would just be nice to be 100% for future referance. i think this is about as clear as mud  |
Posted By: lt35man
Date Posted: 29 Apr 08 at 15:32
| so which transit wheels fit?,ones from a single wheeler smiley front shape? or later? |
Posted By: BenT
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 10:24
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Hello All,
I'm not just a newbie on this board but a newbie at LT ownership. I've had plenty of T3's and other VW's so some of you might be familiar with me on the other forums.
Anyway, I am awaiting delivery of a recently acquired 1976 LT35 Panelvan. It's a rare beast in my part of the world.
Since the vehicle is not here yet for 2-3 more weeks, I can't measure anything. I was hoping to find out what the wheel pattern is. Are the LT35's equipped with same wheels as the LT28's? Was the bolt pattern changed over the years? I can figure out what wheel to fit if i can figure out what the bolt pattern. Options are very limited here in the US but custom drilled wheels are available.
Help!
------------- BenT LT35 SWB Panelvan 2.0 Petrol engine |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 24 Jul 08 at 22:26
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BenT did your lt arrive it would be interesting to know where you got it from, and how you are getting on with it. ------------- 1993 2.4 Diesel VW LT35 LWB PAS self build camper part of the "LT Massive" 1990 syncro part of the "off road massive" |
Posted By: BenT
Date Posted: 24 Jul 08 at 22:46
eltee,
Transporting the van the 400 miles between Los Angeles, California and San Francisco has been more challenging than transporting my T3 Syncro 16 from Germany to here! I contracted with two different transport companies and neither has performed. I find myself having to fly in to LAX to drive the beast north to my home in the San Francisco area. It will be a challenge as top speed is supposedly 65mph with comfortable cruising at 55mph. That may have been fine 10 years ago but with the speed limit on I-5 (Interstate Highway 5) at 70mph-75mph, most cars are flying by at 80mph+. Plus there will be the occasional low flyer going some 120+mph. Yes, we have the infamous CHiP patrol cars there. But with hundreds of miles of open, mostly straight roadway, the handful of CHP cars on duty have their hands full. I suppose this is Karmic justie for me. I have made that run at 140mph+ before in various Porsches. Now imagine me tooling along at the almost illegal 55mph in a big green monster.
It's a 1976, rusty on the edges LT35 with the original Audi 2.0 single carbureted engine. To top that off, I have no idea what sort of condition the engine is in toerh than the Seller saying it "...runs on the freeway fine but it has a pool of brake fluid on the driver's side floor." He doesn't even know where the reservoir is located. Since it is LHD, I assume it;s from Germany or thereabouts. It has been in California for more than a decade. I had seen it for sale on TheSamba.com for twice the price that I paid. Apparently the present owner got it for free when he found it abandoned in an apartment complex he acquired. Or so goes the story.
Many challenges ahead of me coming up. It is very coincidental that you should answer this post from so long ago. I happen to be chatting with the seller to arrange airport pick-up as I saw your posting.
Cheers,
------------- BenT LT35 SWB Panelvan 2.0 Petrol engine |
Posted By: surfzone
Date Posted: 27 Jul 08 at 07:54
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Hi All
I have been looking into alloys for my LT  ------------- |
Posted By: rockradio
Date Posted: 27 Jul 08 at 23:23
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Anyone know the correct weight loading for tyres on our LT's? ------------- LT35 camper 1987 2.4 litre 6 pot diesel, DW engine, no turbo, no PAS. |
Posted By: jason k
Date Posted: 28 Jul 08 at 17:05
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why not try machine 7 to make you adaptors to suit whatever pcd you need the "other"wheels to be?? ie 5x 112 to 5x 130
it would be just like fitting porsche wheels to a wedge then. dead easy ------------- Bcs shallowest surf award winner 2006 camperjam 2011 chug and tug team member aberdare. south wales newest member of karmann korner no longer the only moderator to manage to ban himself |
Posted By: BenT
Date Posted: 03 Aug 08 at 08:32
Hi All,
I finally got my 1976 LT35 home. I bought it last April. After months of waiting for the transport company to get it home, I decided to fetch it myself. I wish I could say it was without drama but that was not the case.
The trip started innocently enough with a one hour train ride to an airport that services the area where the van was to be fetched. I live 3 minutes away from one of the busiest airports in the world but sadly, no flight leaves from here to my destination.
To make a long story short, I spent 12 hours on the road to traverse 396 miles of beautiful California freeways. That trip normally takes me less than 5 hours in one of my Porsches. One hour of that trip was spent for on the back of a roll-on transporter. The rest was a combination of waiting, stopping, and driving very slow.
1) Almost got hit by a driver heading south at 80mph. I was, along with everybody on that road, driving north. The wrong way driver was shortly intercepted by the police. Missed my LT by about 2-3 feet.
2) About 2/3 into the trip, a tractor/trailer (so called 18-wheelers) on Interstate-5 spilled one of the large tubs of tomatos he was hauling. This tub is abiout 1 meter deep by 4 meters by about 12 meters. The resulting mess was about knee deep on the road. It wasn't long after when a speeding red and white (BMW) Mini Cooper to plowed into the red genetically engineered globules. I spotted the truck (lorry?) 3 miles past the mess. He just realized he lost half his cargo.
Both incidents made the evening news.
That was about 3 days ago depending on your timezone. Thus far I have done the following:
1) Re-keyed all the locks so they all work on the same key instead 4 different ones.
2) Determined fuel gauge reading of 1/2 tank is actually "empty". Discorvery was at a very busy intersection.
3) Found leaks in the cooling system, brake system, exhaust system, and the roof.
4) Bled air out of brake system so I can stop now.
I'm still trying to determine the wheel bolt pattern. It's 6-lug and defnitely large. No caliper available at my disposal to make exact measurements yet.
Cheers,
------------- BenT LT35 SWB Panelvan 2.0 Petrol engine |
Posted By: eltee
Date Posted: 03 Aug 08 at 15:11
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BenT post some pictures of your van, is it definately 6 lug? mines a 5 lug LT35d. sounds like you had an eventful trip bringing it back home, maybe create a new post on your Vans adventures, and any rebuild or refit. it is really great to hear that an LT lives across the pond,
------------- 1993 2.4 Diesel VW LT35 LWB PAS self build camper part of the "LT Massive" 1990 syncro part of the "off road massive" |
Posted By: Lawsy
Date Posted: 04 Aug 08 at 08:11
| why not just get the original wheels banded? |
Posted By: BenT
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 23:41
By "banded" do you mean weld different size rims? That service often cost more than buying new wheels in my area.
------------- BenT LT35 SWB Panelvan 2.0 Petrol engine |
Posted By: BenT
Date Posted: 14 Aug 08 at 23:44
Just for records sake so that anyone else searching for these keywords can find, the bolt pattern for my 1976 VW LT35 is 6 X 205mm. Apparently that was one of the NATO standard patterns and happens to be the same as the Mercedes Unimogs.
Cheers, ------------- BenT LT35 SWB Panelvan 2.0 Petrol engine |