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Message: <blockquote data-quote="naskeet" data-source="post: 646609" data-attributes="member: 15903">One might need to replace both the front & rear tyres, as I think it unlikely that they would be of appropriate MINIMUM load-rating for a 1968~79 VW Type 2, whose plated-weights for the front & rear "axles" are 1,010 kg & 1,300 kg respectively, so front & rear tyres would need to have ABSOLUTE MINIMUM load-ratings of 505 kg & 650 kg respectively, even if the vehicle was never fully laden.From what I remember of most after-market alloy wheels for both the 1968~70 VW Type 2 [5 x 205 mm PCD] and 1971~79 VW Type 2 [ 5 x 112 mm PCD], they have a much smaller wheel-offset than is ideal for the vehicle and may be susceptible to tyres rubbing against the outboard surfaces inside the wheel-arches.</blockquote>