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On 17 Feb 2002, at 21:16, Ken Simons wrote: > I need to find some wider rims for my Squareback. > After all the help I recived reguarding tire size, I > have decided to go with the 195's. However, as many > have said that is not safe with 4 1/2in rims. Did a 5 > or 5 1/2in rim come stock from VW? If so, what did > they come on? There is a soop that 'build' me some by > punching out my centers on welding them to wider > rings. This is not a bad option, but as always, I > would like to find some somewhere. 4.5" were the widest that VW provided for type 3s. I believe there may have been some specials that were wider and provided with some beetles, but these, as well as all the aftermarket wheels out there, have the wrong offset. A reasonable alternative might be to get some of these and let your shop alter the offset for you. That is actually a pretty good option. If you have the choice, I'd stick with the standard type 3 offset, which was 46mm. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe