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john7 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2003 Posts: 1542 Location: Garden grove ca
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: american racing torq thrust style wheels in porsche pattern |
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I am working on having them made. And will make them if there is enough interest in them. i would really like to make them
2 different sizes 15x 6 and 15x 7
I can do wider for buggy guys too.
They will be available in 5x130 porsche pattern
$1100 painted and $1200 polished
Please tell me what you think
email me if you are interested in a set
here is a link with more info and pictures
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=427096
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my65bug Samba Member
Joined: September 04, 2003 Posts: 66 Location: Danville, Ca
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Those are nice rims and all, but what kind of beam do you need or what kind of fenders do you need. |
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Rusted Relics Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 695 Location: Where the sun lives during the summer!
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:30 am Post subject: |
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I'll bet if you also offered in a 4.5 or 5.5 you'd get some folks as well. I may even want a set. _________________ Rusted Relics
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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vwfreak62 wrote: |
I'll bet if you also offered in a 4.5 or 5.5 you'd get some folks as well. I may even want a set. |
I would take a set two...... |
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: |
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rambler1959 Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2006 Posts: 247 Location: east of east L.A.
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:06 am Post subject: |
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american racing still makes those... why not just get a set in the chevy or ford bolt pattern and what ever size and spacing you like? |
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john7 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2003 Posts: 1542 Location: Garden grove ca
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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rambler1959 wrote: |
american racing still makes those... why not just get a set in the chevy or ford bolt pattern and what ever size and spacing you like? |
sure american racing makes chevy and ford pattern torque thrusts.
but you would have to re drill or use adapters. and their off set sucks
these will bolt onto any car that is already running porsche wheels
or if you want porsche lug pattern
CB has brake kits on the shelf ready to go. no messing around getting someone to drill chevy pattern
These will fit under stock fenders and should fit better than most empi 5 spoke, brm, sprint stars etc do out of the box. |
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john7 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2003 Posts: 1542 Location: Garden grove ca
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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vwfreak62 wrote: |
I'll bet if you also offered in a 4.5 or 5.5 you'd get some folks as well. I may even want a set. |
working on it, if i found out anything i will post |
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fifty-five Samba Crash Test Dummy
Joined: August 27, 2004 Posts: 1188 Location: over by the Farm
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Nice! I would be interested in a set possibly. |
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Thornton EMPI Guru
Joined: August 27, 2001 Posts: 2107 Location: Portland to AZ back to Portland
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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john7 wrote: |
vwfreak62 wrote: |
I'll bet if you also offered in a 4.5 or 5.5 you'd get some folks as well. I may even want a set. |
working on it, if i found out anything i will post |
if your going to do this, make sure the face sticks out like the original ones do. if they dont and are deep dish they wont be as appealing _________________ Thornton |
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Bryan67 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2003 Posts: 2940 Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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There is no way in hell they will fit a VW without modifications. They have way more offset than a VW or Porsche wheel and will stick out big time. _________________ If you`re going to do something, do it right. |
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john7 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2003 Posts: 1542 Location: Garden grove ca
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Bryan67 wrote: |
There is no way in hell they will fit a VW without modifications. They have way more offset than a VW or Porsche wheel and will stick out big time. |
i have back space of about 8 vw wheels and these have more back space than any of them but the 4 1/2" fuchs |
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Bryan67 Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2003 Posts: 2940 Location: Fresno, Ca.
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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Its not the backspace you should be worrying about. Its the front spacing. A 6 inch Torque Thrust has 3.5 inched of backspace and 2.5 of front. A 4.5 inch has the same amount of front space. Whats the spacing on a 7? The back ones are the toughest. You can always narrow the crap out of the front beam but narrowing the back isn`t as easy. _________________ If you`re going to do something, do it right. |
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lonotch Samba Padrino
Joined: August 28, 2004 Posts: 3304 Location: So. Cal. Oceanside GFK!
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:07 am Post subject: |
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Make em' look like crabs, and you will have buyers. _________________ It's not about the window, it's about the people.
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btrghia Samba Member
Joined: September 15, 2004 Posts: 190 Location: tucson,az
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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lonotch wrote: |
Make em' look like crabs, and you will have buyers. |
I agree go with a known porsche offset the 4.5, 5.5 and the deep 6 maybe the late model 6 inch... |
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mr. warehouse Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2001 Posts: 5001 Location: Nor Cal 707
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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This should be interesting... |
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buggpower Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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make a 4 lug one too....i would love some but there only is and 8 spoke and its not a torque thrust but still, it would be cool.. _________________ 1972 Standard Beetle
Bite My Shiny Metal A$$ (quoted by Bender)
click the cool link haha!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/bigguy/avatars/150_tits1.gif |
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john7 Samba Member
Joined: August 06, 2003 Posts: 1542 Location: Garden grove ca
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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buggpower wrote: |
make a 4 lug one too....i would love some but there only is and 8 spoke and its not a torque thrust but still, it would be cool.. |
that will look wrong, the lugs would have to go thru the spokes
or do you mean a 4 spoke version like a libra? |
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buggpower Samba Member
Joined: July 25, 2006 Posts: 928
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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john7 wrote: |
buggpower wrote: |
make a 4 lug one too....i would love some but there only is and 8 spoke and its not a torque thrust but still, it would be cool.. |
that will look wrong, the lugs would have to go thru the spokes
or do you mean a 4 spoke version like a libra? |
4 spoke would be cool too.. _________________ 1972 Standard Beetle
Bite My Shiny Metal A$$ (quoted by Bender)
click the cool link haha!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/bigguy/avatars/150_tits1.gif |
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MarvinUK Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:52 am Post subject: |
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btrghia wrote: |
lonotch wrote: |
Make em' look like crabs, and you will have buyers. |
I agree go with a known porsche offset the 4.5, 5.5 and the deep 6 maybe the late model 6 inch... |
Agree. Same offset as 4.5 and 5.5s and I'll have a set of polished from you. Hell, get a quote for chrome too |
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