Stock thing wheels

mikething · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:15 pm Post subject: Stock thing wheels

Having a hard time finding stock vw thing wheels in southern California..Anyone have 4 wheels, I would like to go stock and remove front rotors go back to drums.

Mike

Ron Domeck · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 3:53 pm Post subject:

The Thing Shop?

mikething · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:02 pm Post subject:

I have bought from them years ago, i will check.

Thanks for reply

Mike

mikething · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:10 pm Post subject:

Nope, need to find them private party, thanks

sam_w · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:42 pm Post subject:

I have a set of four standard Thing wheels.

Right now they are in the treasure chest of my 63 VW Singlecab that is with Fresno James in Kingman AZ.
I plan to get to him 'Thing-a-thon' weekend. March 27th to 29th.
I will be with SoCalBajas and could give them to someone returning to SoCal.

Where are you located? I will find someone close to you, or you could come to Landers and drive your Thing in the Dirt with several others.
I will post info & a pic of this off-road Thing event.

I was using them to see if my 63 singlecab would run cooler with 14" wheels instead of the 15: wheels it has. What fixed the overheating was a Porsche generator pulley, which in 10% smaller in diameter, so I do not really need my old Thing wheels.
Maybe this should have been a PM, but here you are.
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sam_w · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:49 pm Post subject:

Here is pic from Thing-a-thon in 2013

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

Here is a likn
http://socalbajas.yuku.com/topic/2964/2015-Thingathon-March-28th
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mondshine · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:46 pm Post subject:

I found that converting from (front) drum to disc brakes provided so much improvement, I would hate to go back to drums. That's from correctly adjusted front drum brakes to "small" disc brakes that fit inside the stock 14" wheels.
I suggest you think twice about reducing braking ability; maybe 15" non slotted steel wheels that resemble the stock wheels would be a solution.
It certainly would expand your choice of appropriately sized tires, as 14" tires are getting hard to find.
Good luck, Mondshine

sam_w · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:26 pm Post subject:

BTW
15" wheels were standard on German things.
If you look in the PDF parts manual the 15" wheel is the same as a bus wheel from 63 and earlier. I have a 63 bus so I can swap wheels.
You could try wide 5 early bus 15" wheels.

They have the correct offset for type 181's
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ente_kaefer · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:23 am Post subject:

I've been wanting to place disc brakes up front in my 1973 Thing, but I know I have to go to 15 inch rims.

CIP appears to have both 4.5 inch as well as 5.5 inch rims, http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D6626.

I need to contact them to see if their front disc brake conversion kit will 'work' with their 15 inch 'wide 5 ' rims, as well as the offset so I can determine the tires to purchase.

My 1973 Thing has 14 inch Thing rims up front, and Bus 14 inch rims in the rear.

Given my recent experience with working with drum brakes, I would keep the front disc, much safer and better braking performance than drum brakes.

ente_kaefer · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:42 am Post subject:

sam_w · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:38 am Post subject:

I posted in a previous thread the VW part number for 15" wheels. The are the wide fives to get the correct offset. Here is the pic. Note it has a 211 part number, that is for buses.

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rrankin · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:03 am Post subject:

A few months ago I spoke to The Thing Shop and they said they were working on refurbishing some stock wheels... making sure they were true and powder coating them. They said it'd be a few month before they were ready. Might be any time now...
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mikething · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:56 am Post subject:

thanks for replies,

15" wheels would be nice..impossible to find...I did not think bus wheels fit. but will look into it.

what is your price for 4 stock 14 " wheels?

Mike

sam_w · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:17 pm Post subject:

I got a set of wide 5's for my 63 singlecab, I think repros are available from several places.
I will pmail you re my 14" wheels.
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mikething · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:34 am Post subject:

that would be cool

[email protected] · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:32 am Post subject:

I have four road wheels 14"- thing
http://www.thingparts.com/road-wheel-used-181601025u/?fullSite=1
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strelnik · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:18 am Post subject:

sam_w · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:42 am Post subject:

I don't know, I can measure the offset in one of my 63 bus wheels. What do I measure?
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strelnik · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:36 am Post subject:

Shoyrtt · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:43 pm Post subject:

I have four stock 14" wheels with a set of old school BFG tires on them. I'm in Redlands. PM me for more info.


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