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Bloku
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:12 pm    Post subject: Deep Dish 4 Lug Stock Reply with quote

I have been thinking about getting some deep dish rims on the rear of my ghia. It is an IRS rear and has not been lowered. To what size will they not fit? This is one of the only pictures I have found.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/5055786.jpg
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:00 am    Post subject: Re: Deep Dish 4 Lug Stock Reply with quote

Bloku wrote:
I have been thinking about getting some deep dish rims on the rear of my ghia. It is an IRS rear and has not been lowered. To what size will they not fit? This is one of the only pictures I have found.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/5055786.jpg


Car in photo is a Swing Axle car with short axles... not 'IRS'.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The offset looks all wrong for your application. With ghias, you want wheels with more positive offset, which tucks the tires deeper in the wheel well so you can fit wider tires in back. That's why higher offset rims like Fuchs, 914 2.0 liter alloys, and replicas of such work well with ghias.
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