rim question?

[VW_Man_87]

i am wondering whats the size of just my rims, i know they are 15x?

here is a picture of them....:


i think it is a 15x7 rim because i would like to put these tires on my car after i get done with body and suspension modifications:

http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=8&g=1

thanks
Jeremy

[harryset]

Check and see if it's stamped on the backside of the wheel somewhere.

[VW_Man_87]

ok will do... if not ill post back

[VW_Man_87]

no stamp on them but my current tire size is 165 r15 86t

[Marc]

I seriously doubt that they're 7", more likely ~5".
Stock rims for a late `Ghia were 4½", made with slightly more backspace than a Beetle rim to increase the rear fender clearance. Use of anything else (or a Type III rim) and/or a wider tire can present problems there

Are you seriously contemplating running 34x9.50-15LT Super Swampers on a Karmann-Ghia?
They won't even fit on a Beetle without changing the torsion bars and whacking the body, don't know if you could cut enough out of a 'Ghia to get them in...what do you plan to do about the gearing?

[VW_Man_87]

when im done with fenders and suspension lift (as im working on doing a baja style) these tires im wondering if they would mount to my rims so i dont have to buy new rims

http://www.intercotire.com/tires.php?id=8&g=1

[Marc]

Well, they're intended for a 7" rim but you can shoehorn nearly anything on. I wouldn't recommend it though, putting an 8" tire on a 5" rim will make for squirmy tracking on the road and you'd need to run low pressure to keep the contact patch flat.

[VW_Man_87]

hmmmm, ok.... maybe i will just buy new rims when i do get to that point

[Marc]

Or you could go a little more conservative on the tires...my son found some 7.00-R15s for the front of his baja, they fit fairly well on a narrow rim and are a little smaller in diameter so they should clear the rear torsion bar caps. Lighter weight, too.
The gearing change compared to stock would only be half of the ~25% you'd get from those Super Swamper monsters.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/ ... 290160.jpg

[VW_Man_87]

hmmm ok, do you have a link to those tires?

i plan on having all 4 the same and 1 for the spare

[Marc]

Don't have one handy, I'll have to ask him where he got them.

[VW_Man_87]

ok thanks, im old school i like to have a full size spare with me at all times

[VW_Man_87]

hey Marc have you figured out any sources on those tires you son has on his baja?

[Chris V]

I don't remember where I got them, but they're just Yokohamas...I think they're stock equipment on some Isuzu work trucks.

[VW_Man_87]

ok what size are they?