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Obi-Sean Kenobi Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2016 Posts: 24 Location: Dover, Delaware
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:57 am Post subject: Tire Help! |
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Hi all,
So I bought a pair of western wheel turbines here on the forum.
They are 14” so I had to get all new tires.
My research here led me to believe that 195/60r14 tires would work.
Just had the tires and rims mounted and they’re rubbing on the back wheel wells. You can’t fit your finger between the fender and the tire!
What can I do? Shorter, thinner tires? New shocks/struts?
What did I do wrong?
Really bummed because I can’t return the tires now that they’ve been mounted.
Help!
OSK
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Ian Godfrey Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2006 Posts: 1137 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Tire Help! |
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Bummer.
the problem is the wheels don't have quite the right offset (ET)
195's are always going to be close to the spring plate bolt and rear fender arch, but on most bodies they will fit with the right wheels.
Solutions: If the wheels are thick at the bolt holes some mm can be machined off the inside face, bringing the wheel in a bit.
Your car looks like a IRS car so you could also get narrowed trailing arms, a fair bit of work but it will bring those wheels in. This is one manufacturer
https://www.coolrydescustoms.com/narrowed-type-1-irs-arms.html
or you could put narrower tyres on but with those wheels it might still touch.
Is there any printing on the wheels eg. 5.5 x 15 ET???
good luck
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jeffrey8164 Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2018 Posts: 3817 Location: Georgia
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Tire Help! |
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I’m sorry to agree, but you bought the wrong wheels. 😕 _________________ Volkswagen!
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sputnick60 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 22, 2007 Posts: 3915 Location: In Molinya Orbit
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