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Airkewld
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 Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: Airkewld 17" Wide 5 Smoothie Project |
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We have been working with 17" wheel and tire combos for quite some time and one of the biggest questions we here, "why don't you come out with a 17" wheel for the wide 5 pattern that doesn't break the bank?" It is now becoming a reality.
We are going to build one set that we will be displaying at the 2010 VW Classic on a Sick Super Slammed Beetle.
We will be offer them in a raw finish and available in many finishes.
Two offsets will be available, 5.250" front and 4.625" in the rear. They will have the look, as far as offsets go, like the 4.5's and deep 6 Fuchs.
We have a ball park price of $995 a set which we hope will be about right but we will know exact come the classic. More info can be found here http://bit.ly/aIi7oS and the photos of the design and build can be seen here http://bit.ly/aEjAOm.
We are using all american made products but the hub caps and those are being provided by Wolfsburg west who gets them raw from a German Manufacture. They will accept the factory early hubcaps and come with hub cap clips and all.
The pictures are very rough and some mods have already been adjusted for better and OG looks. More to come shortly.
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LeviMan2001
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I love big steel wheels (or are you going to do them out of aluminum or something)! This is going to be awesome! To bad I have a four lugger. 
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ecvwfan
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| I know I asked this before but my computer was acting up during the chat session. Will the nipple hubcaps fit? |
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MDmanx
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Awesome.  I'll be getting a pair of these for the rear of my manx. |
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jnr356
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why so wide
where are the 5's?
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Airkewld
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sharkskinman
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i would like to see a 4 lug smoothie thats 17"
HOT!!!
(or any 4x130 wheel thats not going to break the bank)
a 17 thats 4x130 what fits the bigger wide 5 caps
arent the wide 5 caps bigger??
so any reason why there isnt a 6" wide version
those are going to look sweet
so they are being designed to just use the wide 5 hubcaps
or are they going to be Specific to this wheel
how much are they going to weigh??
i guess theres no way to make aluminum look like a steel wheel hu?
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LeviMan2001
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| sharkskinman wrote: |
i would like to see a 4 lug smoothie thats 17"
HOT!!!
(or any 4x130 wheel thats not going to break the bank)
a 17 thats 4x130 what fits the bigger wide 5 caps
arent the wide 5 caps bigger??
so any reason why there isnt a 6" wide version
those are going to look sweet
so they are being designed to just use the wide 5 hubcaps
or are they going to be Specific to this wheel
how much are they going to weigh??
i guess theres no way to make aluminum look like a steel wheel hu? |
I second the 4x130 early lookers!
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James D
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| Whats the availability of thinner (5-6") tyres for a 17" wheel? |
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MDmanx
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| How wide are these rims, and what size is the tire in the picture? |
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Airkewld
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ecvwfan
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| MDmanx, I'm pretty sure Pete said they were gonna be 7” wide with two different backspacing measurements. |
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FLASH1970
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Looks good. I saw you use Solidworks. It's a nice program. I've been using it for 12 years.
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Airkewld
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jnr356
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| James D wrote: |
| Whats the availability of thinner (5-6") tyres for a 17" wheel? |
165's are available,but they're too thin on 7's
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MDmanx
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| MDmanx, I'm pretty sure Pete said they were gonna be 7” wide with two different backspacing measurements. |
Whoops, should have read a little more...
Looking forward to more pics. |
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Foxx
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after 21 days, do you have something other then a wheel rim?
just wondered how long is it going take or is this gonna be something to expect in the next year or so or is this gonna be something to see in the next few weeks?
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cool
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