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Technical => Wheel & Tire Forum => Topic started by: mikeT on May 12, 2005, 02:44:15 PM
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does anyone know if you could fit a 16x7 wheel under the rear stock fender of a 74 super without problems (depending on offset of course)? the car' s back end has not been lowered.... yet! What size tire would anyone recommend with this wheel?
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Yes, there's plenty of room with the right offset.
Jag has 16x7 Fuchs on the back of his 75 IRS car, Alan U has the same on his 65 swing axle.
I've got 15x8s on my car, with modified trailing arms. If you pick the right offset, you wouldn't need to modify things.
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Thanks, I was looking at 16x7 fuchs in the rear and 16x6 up front.
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I believe Jag has 205/55/16s on the rear of his car with stock late Beetle 4 bolt drums re-drilled to P5.
For the front, I'd recommend a 195/50/16 or a 195/45/16. I'm not sure on the fit up front. You should look into this further because I think it will be close. Remember, your 74 front susp is different from the 71-73 cars.
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with 195s up front I will get a bit of rub on the fenders, I might have to roll the inner lip a bit or raise the strut a notch, trial and error I guess
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Thanks Bruce for your help :D
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On my rears I'm currently running TOYO RA-1 drag radials for the street setup. 225/50/16. I wouldn't go more than a 205/55/16 on your setup. Initially I used a set of Dunlop SP8000's (205/55/16) that were a nice sticky tire before I went to a 225/50/16 Yokohama AVS Sport and now a set of used RA-1's.
I have my SP8000 205/55/16's still in my home garage. They still have 5/32 on the tread. Technically 3/32's is the legal limit before you get in trouble with govt vehicle inspections. Probably I'd say theres an easy 2 summer's worth of life in those tires depending on how many km's you drive. Those tires are not hard either. If you need a set for trial basis shoot me an email.
The thing about Jag's yellow beetle is that he has a very low car and the camber in the rear is excessive (negative). That will give more clearance to the fender wells to prevent rubbing. He lives about 5 houses away from me so I can take a look. But as far as trailor arm clearance is concerned he's not rubbing.