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17" on standard sudan
I am currently running 16x6 5x100 et35.
Looking to fit 17" alloys on my standard beetle - anyone know what size wheel and what offset (ET) will work without having to change my fenders or anything else. Any information appreciated...
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You can look up GL Forum Technical articles under "Fitting Modern Wheels to your Beetle"...
Alternative, you can visit Vdub Engineering website which has plenty of info about putting on 17s".. just see "Techincal - Wheel Fitment" |
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Thanks for the info Vdub Engineering website is good.
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Also, I guess there is more to the concept of a narrowed beam than that tucked-under look I personally don't like (no offense to those who have a differing opinion), but frankly that is all too new to me as well. I have had a few different cars fall through for me -- a Brasillia, a '75 1303, a 411, and a Notch. Although I am generally partial to a Super in the bug realm, there is standard that has really caught my imagination.
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for 17 inches i recommend no more than 7 inches if you have stock guards , because the front wheels needs to turn ...
for offsets, the higher the number, the better, since you can always put spacers to get the rim to the outer side offsets et 52 - et 55 are key not sure if you have short swing axles, for short swing axles you will need spacers on the back i am running cup 3 twist replicas with 17 X 7.5 et 52 all around , long swing axles and no spacers requiered for the rear, for front i have a 2 inch narrowed beam which helps but a 7 inch rim would have fitted better sorry about my english just my two pesos ,i am Argentinian |
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thank you, thats some very good information.
what tyres are you running on the 17x7.5 rims Regards Aircured
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