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I have looked at an archived discussion stating that 16 x 7j 33os is fine for t25. would this still be the case with 215 60 16 on front and 215 75 16 on th rear?

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If it's good enough for Bernd Jaeger it's okay.
He sell a convesion where the fronts are 215/65 R15 and the rears are 235/70 R 15.

That keeps the speedo accurate but lowers the revs.

See here - http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLI ... eller.html
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Titus A Duxass wrote:If it's good enough for Bernd Jaeger it's okay.
He sell a convesion where the fronts are 215/65 R15 and the rears are 235/70 R 15.

That keeps the speedo accurate but lowers the revs.

See here - http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLI ... eller.html
thanks. that link shows the AZEV-Alloy Wheel 7.5j J 16 ET 25 with the rear tyre 235 70 16 and front of 205 60 16. if i buy a 7j x 16 would an offset of 33 work do you think?
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This is from the Brickwerks support page -

ET - meaning "Einpresstiefe" in German, this translated as "Insertion depth", or literally translated means back spacing. ET is the measurement from the bolt face of the wheel to the centre-line of the wheel. This measurement is crucial on a T3, get it wrong and your van will not be a nice vehicle to drive and you will forever be scrubbing tyres.
On a T3 you want to achieve an ET of around 30 to 36 ish. Standard wheels drop within this range. The rear isn't usually a problem but the front is. If you dip below 30 then the further away you get the heavier your steering will become, the more likely it will be to "tram-line" meaning the van doesn't want to do anything other than go in straight lines and the inside of the tyres will scrub. Dipping below 30 a little won't really matter too much but when you get down to say ET23 then weird things happen. See fig 1.

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Mine are ET25 and have no problems at all.
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