RE: [T3] Rims and offset

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

Good research!  So, KG >='72 can be used and the '74 SB in a pinch :)
    Toby Erkson
    air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
    (This is my preferred address)


>-----Original Message-----
>According to my Bentley, the stock wheel for '68-'73 (and maybe for
>earlier years too, I'd have to check another book) is 4 1/2 J x 15,
>which is nearly universal for types 1-3 of this era.  The offset is
>46mm, however, which varies from what most of the late Beatles got.
>
>According to my '70-'79 type 1 Bentley:
>
>"Karmann Ghias have 4 1/2 J x 15 wheels.  As of March 1972, this rim
>size has also been used on the other models covered by this Manual.
>...  Karmann Ghia wheels have a 46-mm (1.811-in.) offset, 1974 Super
>Beetle wheels have a 41-mm (1.614-in.) offset, and the wheels for other
>late models have a 34-mm (1.388-in.) offset.  The 4 J x 15 wheels used
>on cars other than the Karmann Ghia prior to March 1972 have a 40-mm
>(1.575-in.) offset.  The 1973 Sports Bug has 5 1/2 J x 15 wheels with a
>26mm (1.024-in.) offset.  The 1974 model has the same rim size with a
>34-mm (1.339-in.) offset...

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