4 stud Type 3 wheels

jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard

575 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 20 Mar 2007, 3:41 pm

#579911

Hi there is there any compatible solid steel wheels that will go on a type 3 square back? Im looking at trying to get them to look like Beetle solids.
Cheers
Jase

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Mar 2007, 3:59 pm

#579913

late beetle ones will fit but will have wrong offset

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jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard

575 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 20 Mar 2007, 6:33 pm

#579933

Will they be more positive or negative offset? ie in towards suspension or out toward gaurd lip?

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0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 20 Mar 2007, 6:49 pm

#579939

do you mean you want rims like the 5 stud solid style? (ie: no holes?)
i have never seen 4 stud vw rims in solid style

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 21 Mar 2007, 12:34 pm

#580087

What about filling in the holes of standard 4 bolt wheels? May look bad but may not.

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Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 21 Mar 2007, 1:09 pm

#580094

Kind of like this:

Stock:

Holes filled in (bad pshop):

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jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard

575 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 21 Mar 2007, 2:59 pm

#580109

Yeah thats kinda what I want Get em powder coated. So welding them up is the only way to go by the sounds of it.

electricmonk Officially Full-On Dubber

287 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 21 Mar 2007, 7:49 pm

#580190

I would be worried about cooling the disk if you were going to be driving a lot. The disks don't seem to be that thick and being solid they may warp.

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1,698 posts · joined May 2003 · 21 Mar 2007, 8:45 pm

#580204

probably easier to convert it to wide 5, using early front and rear ends.

Rhett.

jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard

575 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 22 Mar 2007, 9:06 am

#580299

Gday Rhett Yeah I think I'll just stick with the 4 stud wheels and get em powder coated just looking for solid as they would look cleaner is all. Thanks all
Jase