Wheels for lowered Type 3

I've just had the front on my fasty lowered a bit (1 spline). Now the wheel arch is rubbing on the tyre almost constantly, especially with a passenger in the front seat. What wheels/tyres should I be considering? It currently has 185/70 R 14 all round.

The rims you're using are probably the wrong offset!
All the wheels that came on the porsche 914 have a good offset for a type 3!
With the right offset wheel you can fit 195's under a lowered car with no problems..

jo_tas wrote:All the wheels that came on the porsche 914 have a good offset for a type 3!

Here is a list of all the 914 wheels

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_wheel_types/914_wheel_types.htm

Wide is good

Thanks for the suggestions. What offset should I be looking for?

I am running 16x7" with no rubbing. They do scrub when the wheel is turned and you hit a big bump. These have 195 - 50 -16 tyres.
Its all about the offset. I have also had the rear end narrowed to get the tyres to tuck under the guards.
T54

Heres a link to a topic on the samba which has some good info:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=245654