17's and 18's for rims... show me your rims!
- 1969bluebug
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- taozen
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thanks for the compliments guys. i am way overdue to take more quality pics, but keep waiting til i can get the engine back it so it sits better. there is quite a bit of info on the car on the VKG site and tons of build info as i went along on germanlook.com. i will have much more coming. engine should be back in in the next few weeks.
- aceracer24
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Hmm I see alot of people running 17's on the car. I was skepitical about it at first. Here is what I have and if you have any info let me know what works.
75 beetle w/SWING AXLE, 3 inch wider rear fenders (what offset do I need in the back) stock front fenders, 2 inch lowered and 3 inch narrowed front beam.
Basically, I have some 17's on the back right now and running 235/45/17 (guessing rims are 9-10 wide but not sure) tires on them. The rim is ever so slightly wider then the tires are (laying down only rim touches). I had to put in a 1/4 inch spacer to keep the rim from hitting the bolt area of the rear where the body mounts up because I dropped the back about 2 inches. The rears slightly angle into the car but barely.
I tried putting this same size tire/rim on the front and have no clearance to turn. Rim or tire was hitting against the shock tower but right now I don't remember which if not both. So what I am looking for is advice on offset and rim/tire size. I really want to run 17's all the way around but no clue where to even begin.
If anyone has any advice please post. Thank you.
75 beetle w/SWING AXLE, 3 inch wider rear fenders (what offset do I need in the back) stock front fenders, 2 inch lowered and 3 inch narrowed front beam.
Basically, I have some 17's on the back right now and running 235/45/17 (guessing rims are 9-10 wide but not sure) tires on them. The rim is ever so slightly wider then the tires are (laying down only rim touches). I had to put in a 1/4 inch spacer to keep the rim from hitting the bolt area of the rear where the body mounts up because I dropped the back about 2 inches. The rears slightly angle into the car but barely.
I tried putting this same size tire/rim on the front and have no clearance to turn. Rim or tire was hitting against the shock tower but right now I don't remember which if not both. So what I am looking for is advice on offset and rim/tire size. I really want to run 17's all the way around but no clue where to even begin.
If anyone has any advice please post. Thank you.
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I have a Rota Toxxin 17x7.5 wheels on all four sides, modified strut using lancer '94 rear coil spring for neede clearance at front and my spacers are around 1 inch thick on all four sides, its a cheaper way to start a project using 17 inch wheels, even the fenders are stock.
Hope this gives some info.
Hope this gives some info.
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- Sandeep
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2" wide front and rear, no spacers. 993 Biturbo conversion on the front and 930/944T conversion on the rear. Using factory Porsche parts means no spacers. Check www.germanlook.com for more info ... its all detailed there.Sandeep,
how wide are those fenders? and how big are the spacers used to fit those cup wheels on the car? thanks
~Josh
Sandeep