wheels on a super bug

funbug Seriously Crusin Dubber

135 posts · joined May 2006 · 19 Oct 2009, 9:55 pm

#741881

Tried fitting 16 inch wheels with ET 50mm on my 75 super bug but they seem to rub on the inside at the rear. Do you guys have any ideas on how to fix this? Would fitting discs at the rear help or should I get other wheels with a different ET?

DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber

285 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 19 Oct 2009, 10:10 pm

#741885

how wide are they?

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funbug Seriously Crusin Dubber

135 posts · joined May 2006 · 19 Oct 2009, 10:20 pm

#741890

Sorry! Forgot to mention they are 16 x 7 with 205/55 x 16 tyres

DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber

285 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 19 Oct 2009, 11:05 pm

#741895

Mine fit fine and they are 17x7 but a 55 ET. That being said i have put a 944 rear end in which widens track by 50mm a side. If this isn't an option you could always go with spacers

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STIDUB Over it.

1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 20 Oct 2009, 4:43 am

#741914

what stud pattern?

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Oct 2009, 8:58 am

#741944

Hi

Correction to Davids post, the 944 brakes add about 25mm per side, so numerically you need to find about 20 mm.

Try using some washers to space the wheel so that you can get a better idea, sometimes wheels hit the spring plate bolt if the nut and washer are facing out, these can be reversed to gain a little bit.

Steve

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12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Oct 2009, 12:03 pm

#741969

The first 2 places they would rub would be
1) the bump stop
2) the 3rd bolt on the spring plates

These are both easy fixes
1) Cut 1/2" of the bump stop plate thing
2) turn the offending bolt around, They are installed with the nut on the outside. Change it so as the nut is on the inside and the head is outside. You can grind some off the head as well so as you can just get a socket on there

Sort of surprised you are having trouble
I run 16" x 7" ET 40 with 225 50 series and have plenty of room
Well i thought i did
I havent had to cut my bump stops or anything

I did run Design 90 16" x 7" - dunno the ET and i had to cut the bumpstops on those

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funbug Seriously Crusin Dubber

135 posts · joined May 2006 · 20 Oct 2009, 2:37 pm

#741995

Thanks guys. The wheels are off a late model VW with a 5 X 112 bolt pattern. I'll trim the bump stop and reverse the offending bolt to gain more clearance. Otherwise, I may have to think about other wheels.

funbug Seriously Crusin Dubber

135 posts · joined May 2006 · 24 Oct 2009, 11:09 pm

#743080

DaveCarter wrote:Mine fit fine and they are 17x7 but a 55 ET. That being said i have put a 944 rear end in which widens track by 50mm a side. If this isn't an option you could always go with spacers

Are spacers legal in Queensland?

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 24 Oct 2009, 11:55 pm

#743085

Nope

SuperOwen Fahrvergnugen

868 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Oct 2009, 5:54 am

#743091

I have ET 40 7x16 with 225 55's on the rear (boxster) and I had to grind off some off the bump stop roof, not too much just enough to clear and theres still plenty of meat for the bimp stop to land on. I also had to flip the springplate bolt. I also lathed off some of the head of the bolt for a bit more clearance. Every car's a little different when it comes down to tyre clearance it seems.