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Airkewld
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Rude-e
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So, doing it on the cheap...it would be as simple as buying blank drums for my 66' having a machine shop re-drill them to 5x100 and installing a narrowed beam?
Anybody have any links for Drum blanks?
Looks like a 4" won't rub...how about the 6"?
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KdFWagen
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| Yeah just email me off the samba.Here's my email [email protected] |
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Airkewld
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KdFWagen
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| What's up Pete. I've just been working on my Aussie 59 beetle. I've got 16x6 fuchs up front with a 7 inch narrowed beam, and 17x7.5 fuchs in the rear for now. I've got a beat on another set of 17x7.5 fuchs for the front and then I'll ditch the 16's and run 17's all the way around.Good to hear from you Pete. |
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Airkewld
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| What's up Pete. I've just been working on my Aussie 59 beetle. I've got 16x6 fuchs up front with a 7 inch narrowed beam, and 17x7.5 fuchs in the rear for now. I've got a beat on another set of 17x7.5 fuchs for the front and then I'll ditch the 16's and run 17's all the way around.Good to hear from you Pete. |
Its been awhile! I am coming out the the pasco Bug jam on a road trip, you gonna be there? I got the first 12 pack! Take care!
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KdFWagen
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| Yup. I'll be there. It'll good to see you again. Going to debut any cars there ? |
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Crankey
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| anyone seen thiese on a Vanagon ? |
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Airkewld
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vwfamilyvan
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I want a set of these on my van
Someone tell me what i have to do
Currently running wide five..... 205
thanks ste |
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Airkewld
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BajaRoy
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barely fit my type 34. want to buy a drop spindles. |
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envycustoms
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barely fit my type 34. want to buy a drop spindles. |
How long have these been on your car?... the 1st one I ever saw running these was a a primered one (either rust or grey... dont remember) just like yours out at the Classi... sitting on the side of the hill... had no windows... many years ago... thought it was the SICKEST idea ever... if thats you... PROPS... loved it from the getgo! 
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BajaRoy
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I have my 17 BRM since late 2002. so almost 5 year.
03 classic car was there for the type 34 record.
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dvs_vw
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can I just ask, might be a stupid question, but could you redrill the actual wheel to suit a wide five bolt pattern, on the outer disc that surrounds the 5x100 stud holes it looks big enough to actually drill a wide five pattern into it.....or not?
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envycustoms
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The outer ring on the rim is the right size to have a 5x205 pattern drilled on it, but is NOT reinforced (thick enought) behind it to support the weight of a car  It is less than a 1/2" thick, while the mount flange behind the bolts is about 1 1/2"  ... (already looked into that option )
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Nico86
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dvs_vw
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| The outer ring on the rim is the right size to have a 5x205 pattern drilled on it, but is NOT reinforced (thick enought) behind it to support the weight of a car It is less than a 1/2" thick, while the mount flange behind the bolts is about 1 1/2" ... (already looked into that option ) |
how stoopid, that would make perfect sense, they could so easily manufacture these to fit wide 5!! I would love these on my beetle, but don't want to loose the option to also run stock smoothies....maybe I'll just stick with black 15in BRMs!
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envycustoms
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These are perfect... just run some adapters on em, and keep the wide 5 underneath... the offset on the 17 is for a FWD (front wheel drive) so they are shallower on the face (more rim lip on the inside) so an adapter will kick em out to a better offset (middle of the rim) so they wont rub on the inside (2 wide) 
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