WIDE wheels on a 64 1200 · Aussieveedubbers

53racer · 4 Mar 2006, 7:18 pm

Hey all, looking at getting some 7", possibly 8" wide rims on my 1200, however upon looking at the rear setup on the car, i dont think it would accept it, it may accept 7" if the wheels are spaced 50/50 in the middle, but part from that, it dont look doable.
has anyone done, or can assure me as to yes or no it will work?
TY
oh btw,. 15" original drum 5 stud.
TY

lugnuts · 5 Mar 2006, 12:04 am

Hey dude hows it goin,
I hafta say there some big ass rims your lookin at there,i mean i just looked up a tyre calculator and ran a few numbers,assuming xxx/50/15.These are the tyre sizes and recommended rim width range.
195/50/15 5.5--7
225/50/15 6--7.5
235/50/15 6.5--8
245/50/15 7--8.5
265/50/15 7.5--9
285/50/15 8--9.5
http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/TyreCalc.asp seeya Mick.:thumb

urban_myth · 5 Mar 2006, 8:58 am

On my bug I have 195/65/14 on the back and 195/60/14 on the front and they look big enough, any bigger and it would look overboard

Anthiron · 5 Mar 2006, 9:03 am

yeah what they said.

do u still have the 1200 engine?

i wouldnt personally go bigger than 185's on the rear. 195's at the very most.

why not some 5.5 inch rims?

53racer · 5 Mar 2006, 1:20 pm

These rims are cheap, and generally i cant find 5.5" rims for the price i can get these at.
i was thinking running small rubbers, wide wheels
the steering is a lil overkill on the oversteer.
im used to big cars, so having wider on the rear would balance it out and allow the rear to be slower round the corners.

i cant in my mind corporate tyre size with wheels width, so 195/ 60/ 5 means nothing but a tyre size.
i basically need to know if a 7" or 8" wide rim will fit.

TY for the info tho.
i do realise tyre rub on the walls from the rim width is an issue, but knwoing the rim can fit i can then get slightly narrower tyres to fit.
TY

Quoll · 5 Mar 2006, 8:01 pm

I have 7's on the back of my 63

53racer · 5 Mar 2006, 8:21 pm

Quoll wrote:I have 7's on the back of my 63

coooooool
what size rubbers? TY

oh btw: got some pics? TY

[ Edited on 5-3-2006 by 53racer ]

Craig Torrens · 5 Mar 2006, 8:51 pm

7's will fit, use 195 or 205 tyre.

53racer · 5 Mar 2006, 9:12 pm

cool, TY for the info. will post some pics when i put mine on.

oval TOFU · 6 Mar 2006, 7:40 am

Craig Torrens wrote:7's will fit, use 195 or 205 tyre.

With all due repect, PFFT! :kiss I have 7" rims on the rear of my 55 bug with a 40HP engine and it all fits fine. The same rims also fit on my 64 bug. 205 tyres? I'm running 225/60/15's! And there's no rubbing!

I may be selling these soon with excellent tyres if you're interested..

u2u me if you're intrested

They'll fit.

[ Edited on 5-3-06 by oval TOFU ]

[ Edited on 5-3-06 by oval TOFU ]