Do 14" standard 4 stud beetle wheels exist? I have only seen 15's on beetles....
thanks
mick
1916baja Custom Title Time!
1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·
wheel question?
waveman1500 Also rides a Honda
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They weren't made as standard equipment, but thousands of sets of standard 15" wheel centres were welded into wide 14" rims to form aftermarket and home-made 14" rims over the years, especially in the '70s. I've got a set on my car in 14x6" and I love them. One of the pairs is home-made, the other pair was made by ROH.
I also had them on my Type 3:
And my old 1500 Beetle:
I also had them on my Type 3:
And my old 1500 Beetle:
1916baja Custom Title Time!
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ok, i have a pair of those, i was wondering about standard width rims? like 4.5" ?
OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects
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Mick , just use standard 15 x 4.5" rims on the front with 135 tyres , looks cool and nice small dia too
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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only thing is i have 14's for the rear... i don't think it'll be an issue but i'm just wondering.
1916baja Custom Title Time!
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you don't know of any wide guards around do ya?
waveman1500 Also rides a Honda
1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
If you want 14x4.5" rims then you could easily get some made. I'm not sure how much it would cost these days, but there are still wheelworks which are capable of doing the job, and the modified wheels are still legal as long as they have no more than one circumferential weld. All that means is that you're allowed to weld centres to rims, but you're not allowed to weld two pieces together to form a wider rim.
1916baja Custom Title Time!
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It's for a toy drag car for warwick so street legality is not really a problem.
OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects
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You won't even notice that it has 15's on the front with the 135 tyres as they are such a small dia tyre , chances are that your wider 14" rears will still be a bigger dia to give you the raked look your after in your signature .
Oh and I hear pink looks good too 😂😂
Oh and I hear pink looks good too 😂😂
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
1916baja Custom Title Time!
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Ha! It's not staying pink!
OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects
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Best you come check mine out and i'll fill ya in on some do's and do not's
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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Funny, i was bored stupid yesterday and pretty much spent the whole day on the forum and thought, I should go look at Andrews drag car to get some ideas! Very keen to come around, gotta have a look at the bus too...
vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
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I got a set of those for sale on ebay.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE