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joey1320
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 Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:52 pm Post subject: Old school U.S. Wheels - found NIB. |
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These U.S. Wheels - 15" x 7" were found by my older brother on Craigslist in the summer. I made a trade with him last month and now they will be going on my '71 Super. Gotta figure out the spacing and such, but I absolutely love the look. Already mounted 175-65-15 on them, and just got my extended lug bolts. Hopefully I'll get some time tomorrow to mount them all and check fitment, specially in the front.
What y'all think?
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ps2375
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| Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Old school U.S. Wheels - found NIB. |
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| Wheels look like a nice match with car, but fitment looks bad. Unless you like tire rub. Not sure if a set of Bus Snubbers would help. |
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Old school U.S. Wheels - found NIB. |
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You could narrow the rear end as well. The arms below will net you 1". You also need to locate short side axles from an automatic type III.
I went a little farther with mine and got and 1-5/16 on each side with some machine work to the rotors and relocation of the brake caliper.
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W1K1
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Old school U.S. Wheels - found NIB. |
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| Missed the Super Beetle part. Yeah, the front will be farther out than the rear and there's not much to do about it up front. |
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theastronaut
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| Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Old school U.S. Wheels - found NIB. |
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Roll the fenders and negative camber if possible, 3-4* might get them to tuck? Might have to drop back to 155 or 165 width tires up front. I did this when I swapped wheels on my Festiva; they stuck out about one inch; after with rolling/pulling the fenders and -3.5 camber they now fit without rubbing. Handles much better with the added camber too. Tire wear won't really be an issue if you run zero toe.
Edit- lowering it will add a little bit of negative camber in the rear, and shorter sidewall tires will help them fit better. It'll drive better with shorter tires as well. I found this pic after a quick google search, I love the look.
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