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
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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.
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
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"
Don,
you have a PM mate.
Cheers
Brendan
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
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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?.
Don,
No not space saver, just have some 14 inch buggy wheels that would suit if it comes to the crunch.
Cheers
Brendan
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
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