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Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:12 pm

well here she is.....this was a friend's project car and im taking over where he left off
soon to come: new clutch and tranny....dual carb turbo, and new seats

need help on deciding on wheel tire combo any suggestions? needs to be decently wide and 15s...maybe 16

Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:34 pm

let me know if your going to sell those wheels

Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:36 pm

Congrads and welcome to the Samba.

Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:57 pm

i probably will once i decide what wheels i wana throw on. shoot me an offer...couldnt hurt

and thanx for the welcome

Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:00 pm

$ 350

Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:48 pm

anyone care to recommend a performance wheel/tire combo. i would like to keep the 5 bolt pattern and nothing wider than a 215 tire.
thanx!

Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:06 am

is she roadworthy? if so come on out thursday nights to the local VW hangout.

www.bltnvw.com (no its not a late model only club :wink: ). check the site, see the pics, read/post in the forum.

for wheels and tires, any of the popular aftermarket wheels would look fine on that car. i myslef prefer raders, gas burners and fuchs (in that order). for tires, how about some 195/60s (or 50s if your really low) for the front and some 205/75 (i think that the size) for the rear. or 195s all the way around would work well too.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:44 am

she is def roadworthy, but her battery recently gave out on me but as soon as i fix that ill be there for sure! thanx man. yah i like the raders too. do they come in 16? ive only seen them in 17s i think

Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:49 am

adrenalinejunkie wrote: she is def roadworthy, but her battery recently gave out on me but as soon as i fix that ill be there for sure! thanx man. yah i like the raders too. do they come in 16? ive only seen them in 17s i think

i dont know, ive only seen 15s, which i prefer on bugs, i dont go for the big wheel look like on modern imports. try randee at randar wheels or pete at airkewld, i know pete stocks bigger then 15in wheels...randee might too.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:13 am

sweet id rather have 15s anyways. where can i find the 15s?

Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:17 am

adrenalinejunkie wrote: sweet id rather have 15s anyways. where can i find the 15s?

something like 98% of all aftermarket wheels for the vw are 15s...same size as stock.

any place that sells any of the popular wheels will have 15s.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:37 am

cool thanx...i opened my mouth too soon....found a bunch of places with those wheels i like.....i wish i dint need a transmission first.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:43 am

no prob...hope to see you at the bltn hangout.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:49 am

Hey I see the doors are shaved, are the solnoids hooked up? if so were they mounted in the doors or trunk? thanks , great looking 66.I have just recently shaved mine but havent installed the solnoids so my vent window is my current acess.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:30 am

they r in the trunk.

Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:49 am

Here is my 66 with BRM's (replicas). I know they do make 6 inch wide wheels if you want something beefier in the rear.

estofer

Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:59 pm

sweet wheels man....im really leaning towards the raders now tho. i wish i could have some in 15x7. anyone know if they they exist or is it just the 15x5