Wheels

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 20 Dec 2009, 5:03 pm

#753312

Need some help here people, my new bus has got 15" porsche fuchs rims with 185x65 on them. i'm tossing up with the idea of selling them and buying a set of 15" chrome empi 5's. I would like to go to a 195 but on the back of my bus at the moment there doesn't look to be much room(inside guard) with the 185's. On my last buses i had 195(empi 5) on the back but they were later models not the lowlight(72) model i have now. I'm thinking the fuchs have a different off set to the empi's?
anyone out there running 15" empi's, 195 on the back of a low light with no guard rolling etc...

cheers
ps i also have a set of black 17" audi TT mags sitting in the shed but i'm not sure if they would fit?

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Dec 2009, 6:19 pm

#753318

It is all to do with the offset (ET) of the wheel

Empi 5's and Fuchs are not the same.
Cant remember what they are but i am 100% they are not the same

Personal opion here
Giving up Fuchs for Empi 5's - WTF man!!!

Regards

Barry

Futue te ipsum!!!

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 20 Dec 2009, 6:30 pm

#753319

Personal opion here
Giving up Fuchs for Empi 5's - WTF man!!!

Regards

Barry [/quote]

Yeah i'm still undecided dude, i just would like to get the rear tyres to 195's. Might have have a play and see if i can get the 195's under it without having to roll the guards.

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Dec 2009, 6:32 pm

#753320

are your Fuchs 130PCD??

You will need new disc/drums for the Empi's

What about some cookie cutters or some other Porsche wheel

Futue te ipsum!!!

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 20 Dec 2009, 6:33 pm

#753321

Bizarre wrote:are your Fuchs 130PCD??

You will need new disc/drums for the Empi's

What about some cookie cutters or some other Porsche wheel

Not sure?? They are 5 stud, is the pcd printed on the inside??

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 21 Dec 2009, 9:47 pm

#753488

Sorry they are 16" non gen audi mags with a ET of 35. I'm thinking maybe trying these, anybody running 16" audi mags on a kombi?

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

rocknrob Insano Dub Head

844 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 22 Dec 2009, 6:02 am

#753513

i'm running 16" merc wheels ET 35 on a 74 bay perfect fit👍

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 22 Dec 2009, 7:17 am

#753519

rocknrob wrote:i'm running 16" merc wheels ET 35 on a 74 bay perfect fit👍

sounds good, i think i'm going to try these instead of the empi 5's

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

72TWINCAB Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 10 Mar 2010, 3:28 pm

#766915

My 72 Dual Cab is has 16" BBS rims (not sure what they're off) and I am running 225 X 50 tyres. No issues of rubbing out at all.