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On 11 Dec 97, Everett + Jennepher wrote:
> >
> All the T3 wheels have a 46mm offset. You should be able to read a
> "46" stamped somehwere in the center of the wheel disk between two
> of the lug bolt holes.
>
> Are you sure? I have a set of rims from a '67 Square - they all say
> '41' and pass your straightedge test.
since I did this from memory, there was always the possibility of an
error, but the T3 Bentley manual confirms 46mm. As to your wheels,
there are several possibilities. The Bentley manual only covers
68-73; it is vaguely possible that 67 was different, but I strongly
doubt it. In around 69 VW changed from a large dia valve stem to a
small one; if the base of your valve stems is more than 3/4" dia then
they are old, if they are about 1/2" dial then they have been changed
and came from a 73 super beetle (see data in the late T1 Bentley.)
Can you read the dates on your rims?
I also wrote my straightedge test from memory, so I may have gotten
that part a bit off. I don't feel like verifying that these days as
it's about 30F out there now.
The 41mm wheels would space your wheels out about 0.200", which is
not enough to hurt anything, especially if they are the same all
around.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
Laura Kepner-Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin
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