fitting wheels on a '69 beetle

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 10 Aug 2009, 1:36 pm

#728465

i have a set of Volk 3 piece alloy racing wheels id like to fit onto my '69.

they're 17x8 fronts and 17x10 rears, 215/40/17 and 255/40/17 respectively.

5 x 114.3 stud pattern. no idea what the offset is atm.

my beetle has the standard 4 stud pattern at the moment, disc front, drum rear. how hard will it be to fit these wheels and what is required ?

can i just run adapters and wider guards, or will i need new discs/drums with the new pattern ?

cheers,

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 10 Aug 2009, 6:48 pm

#728509

its gonna take some wiiiiiiiiiddddddde gaurds to fit those at the back and that much foot print on the road is gonna put strain on your drive train
you'll need some restudded discs and drums, adapters are illegal

that said a mates bug has had 10" rims under the back for over 20 years now

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 10 Aug 2009, 8:43 pm

#728550

Joel wrote:its gonna take some wiiiiiiiiiddddddde gaurds to fit those at the back and that much foot print on the road is gonna put strain on your drive train
you'll need some restudded discs and drums, adapters are illegal

that said a mates bug has had 10" rims under the back for over 20 years now

what parts exactly would this strain ?

what would i need to do to adjust the speedo for the different rim size ?

annnnnnnddddddddd.......does anyone supply the disks/drums in oz ?

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 11 Aug 2009, 7:57 pm

#728717

the gearbox is the main thing but the engine also has to work harder to turn all that extra rubber

i honestly wouldnt worry about the speedo
40 year old speedos arent deadly accurate to start with and the 215/40 R17 tyres are smaller than stock vw tyres means the speedo will read faster not slower
it would only be 5KM/H at most

even mine with 225/40 R18 wasnt out by much

plenty of suppliers in oz for discs and drums
John sherman is closest to you