space saver · Aussieveedubbers

donn · 9 Dec 2010, 3:22 pm

Planing a long trip in the bugeye wench, figure it would be smart to take a spare tyre / whee,l what car would have one to fit a 14 inch 4 stud, any suggestions?
Thanks
Don

68AutoBug · 9 Dec 2010, 7:43 pm

donn wrote:Planing a long trip in the bugeye wench, figure it would be smart to take a spare tyre / whee,l what car would have one to fit a 14 inch 4 stud, any suggestions?
Thanks
Don

Nothing I can think of....

VW is 4 x 130mm

and normally 15 inch....

a space saver would get you out of trouble if it had the correct centre and holes...

but again
a couple of bottles of tyre stop leak [or whatever its called]
and a good small high pressure 12 volt compressor to pump the tyres up...

or an old 4 stud standard wheel and tyre... 15 inch...

don't forget a jack will be needed with a tyre/wheel... lol

LEE

donn · 10 Dec 2010, 11:47 am

I have measured the bolt / stud centres on my buggy and as near as I can measure them they are 93mm center to center between adjacent bolts, I have some rims (14x6 mags) off a 73 L bug and they measure the same, surely both cars can't have the same non standard conversion, so am I measuring them correctly? ie:- adjacent bolts, or are they measured between opposite bolts, that would seem strange to me as it would make it hard to measure a 5 stud wheel.

Snap Crackle Bang · 10 Dec 2010, 12:24 pm

130mm is the PCD or pitch circle diameter of VW 4 stud Beetle hubs. The PCD will be the same as the distamce between the centres of diagonally opposite bolts. I recon that is what you have.
130mm PCD is larger than anything common over here.

Cheers

donn · 10 Dec 2010, 1:17 pm

ARSO, they are measured so that the center of the bolts line up with a circle of a given diameter, that diameter being the PCD (in my case 130mm, give or take, as I reckon closer to 132mm) so if it's "larger than anything common over here" why would I have two vehicles the same or probably more to the point where is "over here"

Special Air Service · 10 Dec 2010, 7:10 pm

Don,
you have a PM mate.

Cheers
Brendan

Joel · 10 Dec 2010, 9:28 pm

You're not gonna find a space saver with 4x130

The only cars that ran that pattern were 4lug air cooled vws, porsche 914 and a couple of 70s models Lancias

Spare in a can is your best option

68AutoBug · 10 Dec 2010, 10:34 pm

donn wrote:I have measured the bolt / stud centres on my buggy and as near as I can measure them they are 93mm center to center between adjacent bolts, I have some rims (14x6 mags) off a 73 L bug and they measure the same, surely both cars can't have the same non standard conversion, so am I measuring them correctly? ie:- adjacent bolts, or are they measured between opposite bolts, that would seem strange to me as it would make it hard to measure a 5 stud wheel.

NOW WE GET IT DONN..

You have 5 stud wheels We were looking at 4 stud wheels lol

there were the odd car with that pattern back in the 50s...
besides the VW beetle and Kombi..
but the VW 5 stud wheel is the easiest to find.. lol

cheers

LEE

donn · 11 Dec 2010, 5:55 am

Sorry Lee, you don't get it, I have 4 stud, reading back over my post I can see that it is a bit vague, only mentioned 5 stud as I couldn't figure out how the stud centers were measured on a 5 stud if you measured opposite bolts.
Brenden, thanks for the offer, do you realy have 4 stud space saver?, if you do what car did it come off?.

Special Air Service · 11 Dec 2010, 8:49 am

Don,

No not space saver, just have some 14 inch buggy wheels that would suit if it comes to the crunch.

Cheers
Brendan

ian.mezz · 11 Dec 2010, 9:12 am

no good having one of those space saver wheels, if when it comes time to use it, your car body is sitting on the ground because the wheel is to small 🤪😂

Joel · 11 Dec 2010, 10:26 am

Another problem with space savers is 14" ones which are the most common don't clear VW calipers on the front as I found out
Had to get a 15" one