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John K Thu May 31, 2012 5:35 pm

I plan to change over to wide 5 smoothie wheels on my ghia. Does anyone know of the width of these type of wheels? 5 and a half inch wide wheels will not fit in my spare wheel cubby hole in front. Basically what I'm asking is 4 and a half inch width available on these type (5 lug smoothies)?

66brm Thu May 31, 2012 11:00 pm

Stock beetle wheels are 4.5" wide :wink:

Bobnotch Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:15 am

johnnycrash wrote: I plan to change over to wide 5 smoothie wheels on my ghia. Does anyone know of the width of these type of wheels? 5 and a half inch wide wheels will not fit in my spare wheel cubby hole in front. Basically what I'm asking is 4 and a half inch width available on these type (5 lug smoothies)?

Type 3 wide 5 rims are 4.5 inches wide, and are ET 46, which tucks the rim inward. This would be a good choice for a t-14 Ghia (so it doesn't rub the fender lip). I'm running them on my 64 T-34 Ghia, but they came stock on it. :wink: Most stock beetle wide 5s are only 4 inches wide (how you tell the difference). Also most wide 5 bus rims are only 14 inch.

Foxx Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:10 am

stick to your original post in tire and wheel please.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6055206&highlight=#6055206
do not multy post



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