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jpjohns Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2014 Posts: 882 Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Ouch. Those couldn't have been cheap _________________ -Jared
"Scrapyards are for quitters" - Beetlenut (a Samba member) |
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didget69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2004 Posts: 4925 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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jpjohns wrote: |
Ouch. Those couldn't have been cheap |
Actually, they averaged $75.00/each...
bnc _________________ I never found the need to impress people with any mechanic certifications, trophies or track wins... unless it was for Mom to post on the refrigerator door. |
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crede999 Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2006 Posts: 197
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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jpjohns Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2014 Posts: 882 Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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didget69 wrote: |
jpjohns wrote: |
Ouch. Those couldn't have been cheap |
Actually, they averaged $75.00/each...
bnc |
Holy crap really? Were they off a totaled car? Junkyard? _________________ -Jared
"Scrapyards are for quitters" - Beetlenut (a Samba member) |
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FRNKNSTNGHIA Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2010 Posts: 411 Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:57 am Post subject: |
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jpjohns wrote: |
didget69 wrote: |
jpjohns wrote: |
Ouch. Those couldn't have been cheap |
Actually, they averaged $75.00/each...
bnc |
Holy crap really? Were they off a totaled car? Junkyard? |
You can find them on craigslist or ebay, from someone who upgraded and just looking to get rid of. |
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supertrainguy Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2013 Posts: 166 Location: Tri-Cities, TN
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:03 am Post subject: |
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Here's my wheels. best pics I have of them
Brand new tires too.
With hubcaps.
Without hubcaps.
_________________ My cars:
2017 Ford Mustang Ecoboost Convertible
hobby car: Laser 917 kit car |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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O2COOLED Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2007 Posts: 452 Location: Pac NW
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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John Moxon wrote: |
Looks like a stock '70s Brazilian steel wheel...I like them. |
X2 especially with the hubcaps. _________________ "Sometimes people forget they signed up to a HELP & SHARE Forum not a pissing contest"
"At my age time is too short to respond to people with short minds"
Current: '69 Ghia Coupe
VW History:'63 Bug;'70 Bug;'73 412;'83 Rabbit;'86 Golf;'76 Fat Chick; 67 Ghia Coupe; '70 Bug |
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dlandvw3 Samba Member
Joined: June 22, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Warner Robins, GA
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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My rims on my 70 Ghia. Enkei
_________________ We don't believe any VW is too far gone to be saved, and we feel the same about people...no one is too far gone to be saved
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John Miller Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2004 Posts: 735 Location: Elizabethtown KY
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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I've been wearing this thread out looking. Having a long axle '68 seems to limit my choices though. _________________ The 68 Ghia
The 62 Beetle
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Any suggestions will be appreciated even if they suck and are stupid. |
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didget69 Samba Member
Joined: July 22, 2004 Posts: 4925 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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FRNKNSTNGHIA wrote: |
jpjohns wrote: |
didget69 wrote: |
jpjohns wrote: |
Ouch. Those couldn't have been cheap |
Actually, they averaged $75.00/each...
bnc |
Holy crap really? Were they off a totaled car? Junkyard? |
You can find them on craigslist or ebay, from someone who upgraded and just looking to get rid of. |
Fleecepay... along with my $50.00 spare.
And - I may also be able to run cheap 17x6.5 steelies...
_________________ I never found the need to impress people with any mechanic certifications, trophies or track wins... unless it was for Mom to post on the refrigerator door. |
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Here's my '68 . . .
Late (1976) Porsche 911 alloys . . . 15 X 6" . . . front and rear
Tires; front = 195/50r15 . . . rear = 205/65r15
Front beam narrowed one inch on both sides . . . stock anti-roll bar is in place. Adjusters with stock spindles.
No rubbing issues in front . . . EVER!
In the rear . . . "short" axles (pre '67) are used with '68 brake drums (hub snout turned down to fit early axles).
Spacers are needed in the rear. The spacers are 10mm thick.
ALSO . . . the body mounts in the wheelwells needed to be taken down slightly with a grinder . . . they will rub the bulge if the tire sidewall unless some clearance is made. I ground the mounts down to about the edge of the washer . . . the bolt head is untouched. They "ALMOST" rub . . . After about 75,000 miles, there is a faint line on the sidewalls of the tire, but the lettering is NOT damaged. The paint on the mount has not rubbed through!
This car drives like a really big GO-CART! _________________ Jesucristo es mi Señor y Salvador! |
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c21darrel Samba Member
Joined: January 22, 2009 Posts: 8206 Location: San Dimas
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John Miller Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2004 Posts: 735 Location: Elizabethtown KY
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. I guess I wasn't putting the right combination in the search field.
I have a feeling I'm just going to pick out the ones I really want and do what ever I have to do to make them fit. It's only money, right? _________________ The 68 Ghia
The 62 Beetle
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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bluedot Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2013 Posts: 439
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:01 am Post subject: |
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After a lot of trial and error - I'm super satisfied with these fuch knockoffs from Cip and how everything is fitting. I detailed them with flat black with black low profile lug nuts.
Rear:
Chrome 15x5.5 5x205 Foosh
Adjustable drop Plates
Short Axles
165R15 Nanking
Front:
Chrome 15x4.5 5x205 Foosh
3" narrowed beam
Dropped Spindles
135R15 Nanking
3" ground clearance and lock to lock on turns.
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Bloku Expert Noob
Joined: April 09, 2013 Posts: 559 Location: Tulsa/Jenks Oklahoma
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Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Looking very good bluedot I might be getting some of them for my little bug _________________ 1971 Karmann Ghia
1975 Porsche 914
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1975 BMW 2002
1976 BMW 2002 (Bored and Stroked w/ 5-Speed)
1981 BMW E21
1986 Toyota 4Runner (Dead engine and trans)
1989 Toyota 4x4 PU
1994 BMW E36 (Daily) |
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63 GhiaLover Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2015 Posts: 45 Location: Campinas/SP -- Brazil
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hey technik,
What is the wheel offset? And the tire size?
Since your car is a '65 I assume you are using a short axle, right?
Thanks!
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Bloku Expert Noob
Joined: April 09, 2013 Posts: 559 Location: Tulsa/Jenks Oklahoma
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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'63 GhiaLover wrote: |
Hey technik,
What is the wheel offset? And the tire size?
Since your car is a '65 I assume you are using a short axle, right?
Thanks!
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He has not been on for about 2 weeks according to his profile so he might not respond for a while
All I know is that it is on air ride, so it might have more than just short axles.
The name of that picture in the gallery is 6" so it is 6 inches wide. The sidewalls look like they are about 50 or 55 height walls.
Someone here has to know some more about that car than me _________________ 1971 Karmann Ghia
1975 Porsche 914
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1975 BMW 2002
1976 BMW 2002 (Bored and Stroked w/ 5-Speed)
1981 BMW E21
1986 Toyota 4Runner (Dead engine and trans)
1989 Toyota 4x4 PU
1994 BMW E36 (Daily) |
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63 GhiaLover Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2015 Posts: 45 Location: Campinas/SP -- Brazil
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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Bloku wrote: |
'63 GhiaLover wrote: |
Hey technik,
What is the wheel offset? And the tire size?
Since your car is a '65 I assume you are using a short axle, right?
Thanks!
'63 GhiaLover |
He has not been on for about 2 weeks according to his profile so he might not respond for a while
All I know is that it is on air ride, so it might have more than just short axles.
The name of that picture in the gallery is 6" so it is 6 inches wide. The sidewalls look like they are about 50 or 55 height walls.
Someone here has to know some more about that car than me |
Thanks, Bloku!
I am asking because technik's ghia seems to have the looks I want to mine -- except for the fact I am not going with bags and my wheels will all be painted in accordance with the "deluxe" style (inner in pearl white and outer in the body color).
Wonder if he has rub issues in the rear running 6" wheels but this, as you said, is all about wheel offset, tire width, and perhaps the "more than short axles" factor |
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