TheSamba.com :: View topic - WANTED: pics of enkei flat-4 slotted dish wheels installed

Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:35 pm

Hello, My name is Brian, I am from Maryland, and I am curently working on a Meyers Manx I have had since I was 12 (now 22).

I am in the process of starting my first frame off resto, and curently installing CB 2.5" drop spindles and front disc kit.

My next move is picking wheels, and these wheels have caught my eye.

http://www2.cip1.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=C38%2DDR%2D736&PhotoNumber=3#largerphoto

I would love to see a photo of these wheels installed, as the 4 1/8" of backspacing has me a little worried.

Any help is greatly apreciated, and thanks for all of the info I have aready gathered from this great site.

Thanks again -Brian

Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:43 pm

SO, Just because I am working on a manx, That means I cant post a question in the beetle forum?

Wed Dec 14, 2005 4:43 pm

Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:40 pm

I had some of those on a my first manx. they seamed to work well. If I remember right they were pretty light to.

Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:38 am

dr. awsome wrote: I had some of those on a my first manx. they seamed to work well. If I remember right they were pretty light to.

were the wheels too far inset on the body? I was really hoping to see a pic, on any car, not just a manx.

Any pic will help me judge

Thanks -Brian

Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:10 am

For what it is worth,

I have not measured stock wheels, but the offset you describe seems close to stock. I have a Manx clone that I am working on. Before I tore it apart, I did have some stock wheels on a stock width beam. It looked a little goofy, with a lot of fender hanging over the outside of the tire and wheel.

For other reasons, I purchased a 6" wider beam, which gives me 3" extra on a side, and I expect this should even things out. Sounds like you are making a streeter, so it may not be in your best interests to have a wider beam, but using one would effectively eliminate or compensate for 3" of the +4" of the backspacing. If you become wedded to these wheels and they don't come in any other configuration, it might be worth the effort.

Your disc kit might add some width too. Is it it a wide-five pattern, like the pictures of the wheels?

Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:39 pm

wythac wrote:
Your disc kit might add some width too. Is it it a wide-five pattern, like the pictures of the wheels?

I do have wide five pattern, and yes, My disc kit adds 5/8" of width.

If what you say is true, I would like to see a pic of a Manx w/ stock wheels, as It sounds like It will give me the same idea.

These wheels are 5 1/2" wide, and 4 1/8" B.S.

What is a stock wheel?

Thanks -Brian

Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:05 am

Have some stock, older (no slots) wide five rims in my shop. Just measured them. 5" rim width, 4" reverse offset, or what you are referring to as backspacing. It's the same thing. So, rather close in dimensions to the wheels you are looking at.

I can find stock wide-fives here in the NW for about $10 apiece...If you can do the same, it might be worth buying or better, borrowing some to see how they fit. Of course, you would have to set your body back down on the pan, and have your beam attached, but then you could see a mockup before spending the dough on your rims. I had to go through a mock up assembly to check the clearance of the shock towers on the wider beam I bought...it was time well spent.

One other thing occured to me which might be an issue for you...clearance for brake parts associated with the disc set up. May interfere with a high reverse offset rim, but that is speculation on my part, as I have no experience with aftermarket front disc assemblies.

Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:55 pm

Are these the same wheels?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=250071