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4 stud Type 3 wheels

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/61269/4-stud-type-3-wheels

jhp1 · 20 Mar 2007, 3:41 pm

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 · 20 Mar 2007, 3:59 pm

late beetle ones will fit but will have wrong offset

jhp1 · 20 Mar 2007, 6:33 pm

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

*did* · 20 Mar 2007, 6:49 pm

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 · 21 Mar 2007, 12:34 pm

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

Octa · 21 Mar 2007, 1:09 pm

Kind of like this:

Stock:

Holes filled in (bad pshop):

jhp1 · 21 Mar 2007, 2:59 pm

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 · 21 Mar 2007, 7:49 pm

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.

PHAT BUG · 21 Mar 2007, 8:45 pm

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

Rhett.

jhp1 · 22 Mar 2007, 9:06 am

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