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18 inch under stock guards?

sander288 - August 27th, 2008 at 02:38 PM

G'day

Is it possible to fit 18x8 rims underneath stock guards?

http://www.wheelenhancement.com/index.php?t=WheelDetail&id=214

wanting to fit these to my 67' deluxe bug, still waiting on reply on offsets but would imagine over +45 like most porsche wheels, what would be needed to get these under the stock guards?

Joel - August 27th, 2008 at 08:14 PM

i had 18x7.5 under stock gaurds but that was on a superbug

i tried them on my 1500 bug for a bit and it had barely any steering
u would def need a fairly narrow front end if u want a turning circle better than a bus

abba - June 18th, 2009 at 05:57 PM

When puting low profile tyres on with 17-18" wheels on a beetle or buggy, wont this make a rough ride ? Is a different type of suspension needed ?

Camo - June 30th, 2009 at 06:12 PM

Here is a photo of my car with 18x8 on the rear with standard guards. Cant remember offset off top of head, but will find out later.

Kev

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rocknrob - July 18th, 2009 at 05:38 PM

Hi Kev did you get around to checking the ET of your wheels? I'd be interested :yes:

Camo - July 20th, 2009 at 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by rocknrob
Hi Kev did you get around to checking the ET of your wheels? I'd be interested :yes:

I don't think it would be a good idea for me to post up my offsets as I have 4 wheel disc brakes and they alter the wheel track from factory settings. So due to this, the offsets would be totally wrong for someone that has factory front disc brakes and rear drums.

Kev

Joel - July 20th, 2009 at 06:50 PM

depends on the discs
my rear discs havent changed the track width but alot do

are they 225/40s kev?

offset for 7.5-8" rims u want somewhere between 40-50 dependign on what its going on

rocknrob - July 21st, 2009 at 07:22 AM

Hi Joel...you are the minister for everything :rolleyes: my daughter has a 71SB and i want to spruce it up a bit for her...don't want to replace the 14's so ican see how the 4x100 works and theres plenty of them around. Do you think 17x7 et 40 would work? cheers :tu:

Joel - July 21st, 2009 at 07:18 PM

thats the perfect combo with 205/40 tyres for 3 bolt supers

its the main 17" width and offset for all late 80s to current FWD small to medium mainstreamers so they're easy and cheap to get
i never pay more than $500-$600 for a set with good tyres

the only thing you will have to do though is get some narrow coil struts for up front

a mod that would be right up you alley to achieve this is EF honda civic hatch or CRX rear springs and cups

rears are fine altho most times the center caps dont fit cos of the VW axle nut

cam070 - September 26th, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Would the same apply for a 76 bug? I was originally thinking of converting to a Porsche stud pattern. While Porsche wheels would be nice, they are certainly pricey.

sik068 - October 28th, 2009 at 11:09 PM

hi guys,
i have wide five stud pattern at the moment. how do i go about changing stud patterns to fit modern 15-17inch rims on my manx clone? i need to fix the brakes anyway so is a disk conversion all round part of this?

cheers

Flintstones - October 29th, 2009 at 05:36 PM

you'll need new disks/drums studded to to what ever pattern you choose
Just make sure the new disks/drums have the same thickness throughout the area, where the studs will go
Cheers
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sik068 - October 29th, 2009 at 09:51 PM

Cool,
am i best off getting the disks/drums from vw parts people or specialist brake shops? i'm stuck over in WA and shippings normally expense. Will prob go for late model japanese type pattern as Joel mentioned.

Joel - October 31st, 2009 at 09:07 PM

just do some window shopping for rims first and see which stud pattern crops up the most commonly with the rims you like

i went for 4x100 cos at the time i had 3 other cars with that pattern that i used to switch rims around with
but these days i wish i'd gone for 5x100