Do 14" standard 4 stud beetle wheels exist? I have only seen 15's on beetles....
thanks
mick
1916baja ·
Aussieveedubbers · Tech Talk
wheel question?
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/86463/wheel-question
waveman1500 ·
They weren't made as standard equipment, but thousands of sets of standard 15" wheel centres were welded into wide 14" rims to form aftermarket and home-made 14" rims over the years, especially in the '70s. I've got a set on my car in 14x6" and I love them. One of the pairs is home-made, the other pair was made by ROH.
I also had them on my Type 3:
And my old 1500 Beetle:
I also had them on my Type 3:
And my old 1500 Beetle:
1916baja ·
ok, i have a pair of those, i was wondering about standard width rims? like 4.5" ?
OZ Towdster ·
Mick , just use standard 15 x 4.5" rims on the front with 135 tyres , looks cool and nice small dia too
1916baja ·
only thing is i have 14's for the rear... i don't think it'll be an issue but i'm just wondering.
1916baja ·
you don't know of any wide guards around do ya?
waveman1500 ·
If you want 14x4.5" rims then you could easily get some made. I'm not sure how much it would cost these days, but there are still wheelworks which are capable of doing the job, and the modified wheels are still legal as long as they have no more than one circumferential weld. All that means is that you're allowed to weld centres to rims, but you're not allowed to weld two pieces together to form a wider rim.
1916baja ·
It's for a toy drag car for warwick so street legality is not really a problem.
OZ Towdster ·
You won't even notice that it has 15's on the front with the 135 tyres as they are such a small dia tyre , chances are that your wider 14" rears will still be a bigger dia to give you the raked look your after in your signature .
Oh and I hear pink looks good too 😂😂
Oh and I hear pink looks good too 😂😂
1916baja ·
Ha! It's not staying pink!
OZ Towdster ·
Best you come check mine out and i'll fill ya in on some do's and do not's
1916baja ·
Funny, i was bored stupid yesterday and pretty much spent the whole day on the forum and thought, I should go look at Andrews drag car to get some ideas! Very keen to come around, gotta have a look at the bus too...
vlad01 ·
I got a set of those for sale on ebay.