Bus wheels - 14"/15"/16"

[mandraks]

[beatles4]

Thank you guys for verifying that there indeed was a difference in wheels. Is there a chance that I could but that odd ball wheel from you? I want to see if I can get that wheel to work on my future application for my bus. I have a 69 Bay window and plan to use late bay discs on the front with wheel adapters to go from small 5 to wide 5. I could use that single wheel and a pair of adapter and test fit it on my friends bus to see if that would work. If it does work then I would be on the hunt for 4 more of those wheels to make a complete set of 5 wheels for my bus.
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[cdennisg]

[beatles4]

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Wide 5 bus 14,s won't fit on bay discs with adapters. Later bay 5 x 112mm rims are larger diameter inside so they clear. You have to run 15 inch wheels if you want wide 5 pattern.

[1962type1]

Hello, All:

I have a pair of Lemmerz 3.50Dx16 wheels that don't seem to fit the specifications listed at the beginning of this post -- in that they are 16-inch with no slots, but dated '58(?)

Are they not VW?

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks,

-Jeff

[EverettB]

They are probably later dealer replacement wheels.

I have seen that color paint used on other 16" replacement wheels in the past.
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[1962type1]

Thanks, Everett. Assuming you are right, later dealer replacement wheels for which era bus -- barndoor?

-Jeff

[EverettB]

[1962type1]

Thanks again!

I found the two that I have in my parts stash that I am trying to thin out -- and I simply don't want to misrepresent anything to the next person who gets them. What you suggest makes sense to me.

-Jeff

[BarryL]

They look to be NOS as no sign of lug nuts' scuff.

[D-train]

These arnt on a bus, but are bus rims.
15" 68 country buggy rims. Factory black, not date stamps.

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[cdennisg]

Interesting, but how do you know they aren't regular 15" bus rims? Do you have an original country buggy on which they came? Is there some other identifying mark?

Not trying to disqualify, I am just curious about them for future reference.
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[cdennisg]

[GTV]

Those are very cool!

Is the offset the same as a bus 15"? I thought the country buggy was based on a type one chassis? Did it have reduction boxes as well?
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[magiceddie88]

I want to add but not take away to this discussion.

I recently aquired a 1960 Kombi, in need of a couple rims to have a complete set I bought what I thought was a specific to Splitty 15" design rim with the 4 slots.

To my surprise once it arrived, it was far from identical, yet very similar perhaps you can verify what I think.

Both are 15" and sit directly on each lip. The wider rim came off of a 1960 Kombi. The thinner rim came from a seller on TheSamba. The design is the same as the Kombi's 4 slotted rim. Once the Rim showed up and I verified it wasn't what I wanted, I sanded down to the identifying spots, it apears that the thinner rim was made in '72. And also has a prefix of KH 72 also the Rim size reads; 4J x 15. Any verification would be greatly appreciated that this is indeed a Type 181 rim. Thanks in advance for any info/insight on this.

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[cdennisg]

Interesting wheel. First thing I noticed is that the valve stem does not line up with a lug hole like other bus 15's.

Things wheels are 14", at least for US import models. Not sure about other countries but I can't imagine they would have been narrower than the 14" rims.
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