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I can find a bunch of 15 inch wheels with the round holes for the VW Rabbit. BUT…they are 5 bolt wheels rather than the 4 bolt wheels I currently have. I know they make an adapter to go from 4 to 5 but how does that impact the fit of the wheel under the fender? Rubbing issues? Stick out to far? Anything to watch for?
Heading to the VW Meltdown in Montgomery, AL this Saturday and hope to score some wheels.
Thanks all.
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackMaybe buy new drums or rotors and have them drilled to your new bolt pattern. Then you won’t be sticking out an extra inch.
The wheels you want though–how’s the back spacing on those compare to the VW steelies? I’d check that first.
Good idea about getting 5 bolt drums and disks. Hadn’t thought abpot that. Duh!!!
I’ll have to drop in on the Samba folks and get the back spacing for the rabbit wheels.Thanks Ed….you da man (well one of them)
Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackStay away from re-drilled rotors and drums. The VW 4 bolt disc and drum has a “cross” pattern cast into the drum/rotor on the back side that makes the drum/rotor more than twice as thick where the log bolt holes are drilled and threaded.
If you buy redrilled drums/rotors, the threads are MUCH TOO THIN to safely secure the wheel because the lug holes are not redrilled through that thicker “cross” area on the backside of the drum.
I found a local place called Wheel Works in Burlington, NJ. I had a set of OEM VW steel wheels made into the width and offset I needed. He also does aluminum wheels. There are surely more such places that may be able to help you out.
The 4 lug VW pattern is unique at 4 x 130mm. There are still aftermarket wheels with that pattern, just not a great selection of them.
A picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case, really drives home Mark’s point about the bolt holes:
http://www.jbugs.com/store/graphics/00000001/VW-FRONT-BRAKE- DRUM-GERMAN-111405615B.jpg
The five bolt VW pattern is probably unique too. In case you need to know, it’s 205mm. The five bolt drum is also reinforced where the bolt holes are:
http://www.jbugs.com/store/graphics/00000001/VW-BUG-GHIA-FRO NT-BRAKE-DRUM-113501615A.jpg
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Wheel Works info:
Tim Smith
Burlington NJ
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Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
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Thanks for posting those pics to illustrate what I tried to explain.
IMHO, wheel adapters are just as bad…great to get those “cool” wheels mounted on a “trailer queen” show car, but not the ticket for a driver that I am riding in.
Tim Smith has decades of experience and is a true expert. He was worth every penny I spent on his work.
I had two steel Baja Bug wheels (10 spoke OEM VW) made 8.5″ wide. No leaks and less than .25 oz. weight on one wheel…no weights required on the other!
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