Glad you caught it all before something bad happened.

Old cars – check everything often!

I second Roy and John’s comments.

For stock VW rims on a TDr, 165/15s

Any garage with a wheel balancer can tell you the width of the wheel without dismounting the tire. There is a gauge used so you can set up the machine for correct balancing. Takes two seconds.

Royal is absolutely correct about “equivalency” and the consequences of the wrong profile.  I was only trying to address the OP’s question about determining the width of the rim that the 205/60s are mounted on.  The OP said he was assuming that because the 205/60s were wider than the 165/15s, they must be on a different (i.e., wider) rim.  Th…[Read more]

What does it mean to say they are equivalent?  Not much, and it is very misleading.  A 205 tire has a cross section width of 205mm as compared to a 165(mm) tire.  It is 40mm wider, at its widest.  What the tire rack chart is showing is that each of these tires has about the same outer diameter, and would give about the same speed for a given rpm…[Read more]

What does it mean to say they are equivalent?  Not much, and it is very misleading.  A 205 tire has a cross section width of 205mm as compared to a 165(mm) tire.  It is 40mm wider, at its widest.  What the tire rack chart is showing is that each of these tires has about the same outer diameter, and would give about the same speed for a given rpm…[Read more]

What does it mean to say they are equivalent?  Not much, and it is very misleading.  A 205 tire has a cross section width of 205mm as compared to a 165(mm) tire.  It is 40mm wider, at its widest.  What the tire rack chart is showing is that each of these tires has about the same outer diameter, and would give about the same speed for a given rpm…[Read more]

Some OEM VW wheels have the wheel size stamped on them in letters about 1/8″ high.  “4Jx15” as I recall.  There’s no guarantee with this.  All of my own wheels look alike but some of them have the stamping and some don’t.

Also, according to Tire Rack, your 205/60s are actually equivalent to the 165R15s, so I’d bet the wheels are the same fro…[Read more]

Good on ya, Ed —

Looking forward to seeing the end result at Carlisle in May.  Please continue to keep us posted via your blog — It’s a great way for us to follow your progress.

Happy Jack

Hey Schu —

That would be 670 miles from my house to the BugFest…….

Great minds think alike — eh Vicenc?  Time to Tow — maybe even take a side trip to Disney World?

Happy Jack

Check the blog, Schubie. The wire wheels push out about an inch.

Here’s the Florida Bug Jam Web Site. They’ll post more throughout the year and add in the 2017 schedule.

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Why?

Always thought you tires tucked under fine. Going with some wider wheels/tires?

I would have to add a bunch to get mine under – maybe a future project – want to push the passenger foot well area forward first.

Also the speedster project, the rolling kitchen remodel, the yard re-do, basement remodel – it never ends…

Looking forward to…[Read more]

Tow to Jack’s place and than nudge him to drive to Florida from there.

Yeah, thought of that. Getting the fenders off is a bit of a project in itself, and adding the material at the right angle (innermost bit) would have complicated the tail light bezel more than I felt comfortable doing.

The symmetry is imperfect already. I intend to improve on what’s there now. The idea is to slice them both in the same spot and…[Read more]

Ed
any concerns with changing the symmetry of the fenders and trying to get the profiles identical? Did you consider just cutting and stretching the fender where it is bolted to the body. You could have added spacers between the fender and body to determine how much additional material would be required and given the location if it was not…[Read more]