Beetle 5.5J 15 inch steel wheels

Ok, someone in QLD has gotta have a set of the above lying around that they don't need?

They gotta be beetle steels cos T3's won't work for what I want em for.

Please anyone????

Mike
Brisbane
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0734674488

what stud pattern?

LUFTMEISTER wrote:what stud pattern?

If you actually have wide 5 stud pattern in 5.5J then that'd be such a bonus. Otherwise it matters not as I shall cut the centres out and weld the wide 5 centres in, which is why they have to be Beetle steels cos T3's have a smaller centre 😉

wouldnt it be easier ti get some standard ones widened???

That makes no sense T3 as in late 90s Kombi? t3 as type 3?? the only difference between type 3 wheels and beetle wheels are the offset and where the hubcaps clip in!

Don't have any for sale however the rims are off a 6 cylinder Volvo are 15" x 5.5" and will weld on to VW centres quite well (I have them on my '68). 4 Cyl Volvos are far more common but they use 5" but I reckon you could find a 6 cyl Volvo at the wreckers with a bit of luck.

empi wrote:That makes no sense T3 as in late 90s Kombi? t3 as type 3?? the only difference between type 3 wheels and beetle wheels are the offset and where the hubcaps clip in!

Not so. I bought some Type 3 wheels to swap the centres in and the T3 centre is smaller in dia then a Beetle steel. I didn't think this would be the case but it was and this I found odd 🤪

And a T3 has always been the type 3 (squareback, notch and fastback). The kombi is a T2 series 1 and 2 (split and bay) then T25, T4 and now T5 🙂

hulbyw wrote:Don't have any for sale however the rims are off a 6 cylinder Volvo are 15" x 5.5" and will weld on to VW centres quite well (I have them on my '68). 4 Cyl Volvos are far more common but they use 5" but I reckon you could find a 6 cyl Volvo at the wreckers with a bit of luck.

Really Volvo's steels have the same centre diameter as the Beetle?!? 😀

5J is fine for 185's on the front but think 5.5J is best for 195's on the rear.

Many thanks and I'll take a look see 😀 😀

Bizarre wrote:wouldnt it be easier ti get some standard ones widened???

Banded steels aren't allowed in QLD. Only one continuous weld is allowed around the rim. So trying to accurately cut a 4J rim in 2 different places to weld back together is far harder than chopping the centre out and welding the wide 5 centre into the correct width rim. Just a case of finding the right size rim and hopefully these Volvo's ones will be the way to go 🙂

The Volvo 15"x 5.5" rims I have are welded to 4 stud rims on my '68, not wide 5. No idea if the rims centres are the same. Never know your luck though.

Should be fine if they were beetle 4 stud rims as I've already confirmed the centres to be the same diameter between wide 5 and 4 stud 🙂