I have a 79 Bay that has 4.5 inch lowered horseshoes on the rear, and Ambros adjusters on the front beam cranked all the way down. I currently have the factory wheels with 195-70-14 tires (Yes, I'm from the US) and they take some special maneuvering to get them on. I have a super cool idea, and want to mount some 17x7 wheels with a 43et on 215-50-17's. rims size, and tire size are not changeable due to a specific brand of tire, and a specific wheel I want to use. Will it work? Will it fit with minimal, or no rubbing? Ideas are cool but I'd like to hear from experience with rim and tire sizes the same or very close to what I have described. Thanks in advance, SS
Have a read of this thread fella http://kustomcoachwerks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5732&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 love this bus
That's putting on fuchs with adaptors though... As long as you get a wheel with a good offset, you can run up to 18in rims on your bay!!
PW you are the man... I'm more concerned with the 7 inch width of the wheels. I'm trying to avoid doing any major fabrications to get 7 inch width wheels under my bus. The rear of the bus seems like it may be an issue. That kustomcoachwerks link is spot on, but I know I dont have the time, know-how, or tools to do something like that. I know trying to get my factory wheels on with 195-70-14 was a little bit of a chore, so I waqs wondering if getting a 17x7 with a 215-50 tire was doable with some crazy modification.
Nope, but I did get them! In the box no-less!!! Gotta pay them off, powdercoat, and buy tires first. May be a while... Offsets are 43.
Dude, VW keeps messing round with PCDs... it's hard to keep track of what's what!! They look very new beetle to me
According to this page, all newbys are 5x100... http://www.wheelfitment.net/ Not sure what they might be off then
Yes! Theses are New beetle wheels (2012-2013 model year) and yes they are 5x112. The offset is 43 so I'm assuming ill have a lot of room. Was just a little worried sticking a 215 under them. I'm going to pay them off first and powder coat them and buy Vouge tires for them 215-50-17 before mounting. I'll double check the offset tonight when I get home from work (another 6 hours from now).
If some one buys my Porsche OEM brake parts kit including 4 Cookie Cutter Porsche wheels, I could powdercoat these wheels, and buy the Vouge tires for them and have them on in a few days!
That is for the New Beetle 98 - 2011. The New, new (lol) Beetles are 5x112 (2012-on). I will verify my wheels when I get home today on there actual size. http://www.rimsntires.com/packages.jsp?carYear=2012&carMake=Volkswagen&carModel=Beetle