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 72type3wrx
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 12:34 PM |
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Post your Rim and tyre sizes
hey guys
I'm shopping for new wheels and want the biggest wheels that will fit.
I have:
Front:
195/50/15 on 6" wide wheels at the front (lowered rubs down driveways)
Rear:
215/65/15 on 7" wide rims (lowered and rubs a bit)
No idea on the offset, thats the info i need! or atleast easy to follow instructions on how to messure it please
1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 04:51 PM |
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on what type of car?
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electricmonk
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 08:09 PM |
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Stock Type3 Rims, 195/65 15 on the front and 205/65 15 on the rear. Front rubs a little on the left side on full lock
And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, for if you hit a man with a ploughshare, he'll know he's been hit
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| posted on November 13th, 2007 at 10:12 PM |
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225/45 17*7 295/45 17*9 
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 11:09 AM |
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"295/45 17*9"
under stock guards ? is it tubbed ?
add some pics to this thread :P
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 09:14 PM |
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Fronts are 165's on standard rims, rear are 195/65R15's on 5.5 inch rims..
Rubs at the front full lock (down 2 inner splines)
No rubbing at the back (down 1 outer with the guard lip rolled)
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 09:25 PM |
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electricmonk
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| posted on November 19th, 2007 at 07:23 PM |
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A great place to work out just how different tyre sizes compare AND calculate the difference they make to the speedo is:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, for if you hit a man with a ploughshare, he'll know he's been hit
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72type3wrx
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| posted on November 22nd, 2007 at 10:18 AM |
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thanks guys, think im gona go buy some bling 15's or 14's big wheels are only good for high speed runs anyways.
1972 Type 3 Fast back, RS Turbo 2ltr, VF34/P20,
3" Exhaust, WAIC, Wolf 3D, Sard 540cc's, Swirl pot and VL Fuel pump, Apexi CAI, Custom VW 4spd with straight cut albins 3.87 R&P, stock brakes
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| posted on October 26th, 2009 at 04:07 AM |
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got 19" rears with 235x35x19 at rear,2 spline drop.17" on front with 195x40x17 on 4 spline drop.heres a pic
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| posted on October 26th, 2009 at 06:43 AM |
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hey custom fastty....been reading your build up on Type 3&4 Forum....nice one mate! Loving those wheels bud, should roll nice once the fron end
is sorted. Good work!
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| posted on October 26th, 2009 at 08:55 AM |
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i got 165/50/15's on 5" fronts and 185/45/15's on 5.5" rear. lowered and no rubbing whatsoever.
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| posted on November 11th, 2009 at 07:12 PM |
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For me there's only one combo, stockies with 135s and 165s...............
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| posted on November 11th, 2009 at 08:40 PM |
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Fronts 145/65/15 on 4's
Rears 175/65/15 on 5.5's
Couldnt fit any bigger on rear, tried 195's but no chance
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| posted on November 12th, 2009 at 08:51 AM |
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Nice Fridolin wheels (KPZ) for the love of god chrome ya nuts
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| posted on November 12th, 2009 at 07:45 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by PHAT BUG
For me there's only one combo, stockies with 135s and 165s...............
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awsome love this wagon and the tyre combo
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| posted on November 13th, 2009 at 07:19 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by empi
Nice Fridolin wheels (KPZ) for the love of god chrome ya nuts
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LOL....give me some time, will buy some chrome nuts for it before its finished
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 03:21 PM |
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I realise I'm a bit late to the party, but let's revive the thread anyway! After a bit of experimentation I've found my ideal tyre and rim combo.
Absolutely no rubbing whatsoever on full lock or suspension travel.
14x6" widened steels, I believe that the fronts are a set of the old "Type 3" offset, done by ROH. The rears are a wider offset by about 25mm,
traditionally the "Beetle offset", home-made back in the day.
Tyres are 195/65R14 all round, Sumitomo HTR-200s. They give excellent grip and only cost a smidgen over $100 a corner from my favourite tyre shop.
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 05:28 PM |
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But you'd need an oxygen mask to ride that high, surely? ;-)
Nah, each to their own and all that, but if you're running a monster-truck square I doubt you'd get any rubbing with the body way up there.
Meanwhile, how do you find the undersize tyres, re engine/box performance?
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 08:06 PM |
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15x5.5 Mangels (ET25) with 185/65R15 on all corners
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 08:45 PM |
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Beautiful shot bus914 is that Saratoga park or near Gosford sailing club? We come down there fairly often it's a beautiful place,my wife has has
rellies down there and we have sailed both Saratoga and Gosford on quite a few occasions.
I am running 195/65x15's on 6" rims on my 61 ghia
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 09:04 PM |
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Hi
I like these Porsche Cayenne wheels. 7,5x17 with 215/35 for the rear, and narrowed -to 6,25J- 17" fronts with 165/40x17 Nankangs. Saw these on
Germanlook.net
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 09:56 PM |
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Fronts 175/50's
Rears 195/70's
1969 Type 3 Squareback
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| posted on January 19th, 2010 at 10:12 PM |
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Anyone know if 205's will fit into the rear of a 70s square lowered to splines?
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| posted on January 20th, 2010 at 11:58 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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But you'd need an oxygen mask to ride that high, surely? ;-)
Nah, each to their own and all that, but if you're running a monster-truck square I doubt you'd get any rubbing with the body way up there.
Meanwhile, how do you find the undersize tyres, re engine/box performance?
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Lol, it's only stock height! Believe it or not I use nearly all of the ground clearance on a daily basis getting up and down my driveway, as although
it is paved it's far from being level. And it was handy on New Year's Eve driving through the scrub on a mate's property down to a campsite on the
banks of the Murray. Oh, and in terms of rubbing, the tall skinny rims that the car came with rubbed! I'm pretty sure they were 4" Beetle rims
though, so not the proper offset, and with 165/80R15s on.
195/65R14 is actually barely undersize at all, about 3% last time I checked, so it's just like stock. 195/70R14 is just about perfect but you can get
much grippier tyres in the 65 series profile and they handle a bit better too.
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| posted on January 21st, 2010 at 08:23 AM |
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yeah I know, I had one of mine stock height for off/bad road action/camping...was like a lifted 4WD in comparison to my city rides. Funny how
perception changes so quickly...with the help of a few thousand pics of lowered dubs around the 'net! That Beetle Vs Type 3 wheel offset does make a
difference. Nice ride BTW.
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| posted on January 24th, 2010 at 07:23 PM |
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18x8 et42 225x35
lowered 1 spline on front, no scrubbing
standard height rear, (010 kombi auto and 13b turbo rotary) to weigh it down
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| posted on January 24th, 2010 at 07:28 PM |
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^^ with RX7 brakes.
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