Wheels and tyres for KG

ashbaxter Officially Full-On Dubber

224 posts · joined Jan 2011 · 14 Apr 2011, 11:25 am

#835680

I am in the process of fitting a narrowed beam and drop spindles to my 1960 kg, next will be wheels and tyres.
I like the empi gt-5 rims but am led to believe that the offset is more suited to a beetle.
Before I order them i'm am interested to see what rims anyone else is running on their kg and what size tyres you have gotten away with on the rear and are there any non standard wheels more suited to a kg.

tintin Casual Dubber

28 posts · joined May 2010 · 20 Jun 2011, 11:49 pm

#847402

click www.thesamba.com they have like 8 pages of what people are running on there kg

Uber Kafer Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 22 Jun 2011, 9:04 am

#847637

it also depends on what width rear bearing housings you have as well as they locate the wheel inside the wheel arch. Early swingaxles had the 'short' bearing housing, approximately 1967 to 1969 (the latest 12 volt swingaxles had the longest bearing housings, and I believe that some overseas markets had an in between length.
We might have that in between length on our 1967 KG as it came from South Africa and its a typical 1967 crossover year brumby / bitsa. Ball joint disc brake front, 6 volt, 2 speed wipers, 1967 KG only interior mirror, .