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 beetleboy88
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| posted on August 12th, 2009 at 06:18 PM |
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18" wheels????
Hey all. just found a nice 18" wheel and low profile tyre package on ebay. just wondering if its possible to fit 18" wheels into a 73 super? I still
have the stock suspension which i plan on upgrading soon. just wondering if its possible to fit and if so what suspension set up should/do i need?
cheers guys!
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| posted on August 12th, 2009 at 06:34 PM |
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i ran them on mine for a while
how wide are they?
most 18s are 8" and that on an Lbug kills your turning circle
mines already like a bus with only 7"
you'll need restudded brakes and narrow coil struts too
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| posted on August 12th, 2009 at 06:39 PM |
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narrow coils or adjustable struts are going to be your first requirement, factors such as offset & width will be the determining factor
the other thing is, your going to need discs/drums to suit the stud pattern of the wheels, its not cheap but once its changed to something more common
you can find 100s of wheels to fit, at the end of the day it is possible... just depends how you do it & if the $$$ are there to spend, call it 1k
for adjustable struts & for the discs/drums check out volksconversions, i think they would be the closest place to you for the discs/drums 
perhaps look at superbeetlesonly.com & germanlook.com if you want more of an educated idea.
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| posted on August 12th, 2009 at 09:16 PM |
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thanks guys. will research it a bit more
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| posted on August 14th, 2009 at 08:31 PM |
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Also, try this link -
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=71364&page=1#pid724927
Kev
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