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beetletom
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cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 14, 2010, 17:09:31 pm »
i currently have a set of 4 lug gasburners on my bug (ok, they were cheap!!!!)
any other cool wheel choices?
kn gemini's?
cosmics?
4 lug sprints?
any unusual 4 lug wheels!???
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71CALRIPPER
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 14, 2010, 17:39:35 pm »
2 Litres
Ercos
Mahles/Pendrinis
OG empi 8s
Not keen on the 4 studd cosmics though...
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speedwell
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 14, 2010, 19:25:01 pm »
american racing LEMANS check the add from
jo
in for sale
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rebel
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 14, 2010, 20:48:16 pm »
Quote from: JezWest on July 14, 2010, 19:47:31 pm
I went with the Americans: 6" rim at the back and a 5.5" at the front.
Could you show some pics, please?
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Nico86
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 14, 2010, 21:23:48 pm »
Check
http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,56.0.html
and
http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,97.0.html
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jamiep_jamiep
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 15, 2010, 07:14:49 am »
I would love a set of original spider/empi 8's, they look SO different from the copies that you can spot them a mile off, and they are a really nice wheel. Painted gold too!
Lemmerz Sprint stars are cool wheels too, and reasonably priced. Jo Clifford has a set in the for sale section. (4 not 5 now, I bought the spare to complete my set).
4 stud ERCO's look cool, but I know that I'm probably in the minority with that one!
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Neil Davies
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 15, 2010, 16:35:13 pm »
Quote from: Breaker Breaker on July 14, 2010, 17:39:35 pm
Not keen on the 4 studd cosmics though...
Wash your mouth out young man!
Beautiful wheel, much better than the Porsche pattern ones! I'd love a set and I'm still kicking myself for turning down two seperate sets because I couldn't afford them. The price? £100 a set, with tyres each time...
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71CALRIPPER
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 15, 2010, 17:39:20 pm »
Yeah had two sets just not my cup of tea...I think i should wash my mouth out anyway though..swearing to fucking much these days
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Neil Davies
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 09:08:15 am »
Quote from: Breaker Breaker on July 15, 2010, 17:39:20 pm
Yeah had two sets just not my cup of tea...I think i should wash my mouth out anyway though..swearing to fucking much these days
They are a love it or hate it type of wheel. Same with the KN Gemini's. Although I've owned a pair and a half of them, I'm still undecided. The're a cool wheel on a late type 3, definately, but I'm not so sure on beetles. I've got a pair left and I'll probably keep them for use with slicks. I've got a set of five original Empi 8-spoke Spyders and a set of four 4.5" chrome Sprintstars, so I'm a bit spoilt for 4-lug wheels!
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qubek
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 09:30:30 am »
Quote from: kaferboy on July 15, 2010, 07:14:49 am
I would love a set of original spider/empi 8's, they look SO different from the copies that you can spot them a mile off, and they are a really nice wheel.
Are they falling apart the same way the 5 spokes do?
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Neil Davies
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 09:35:37 am »
Quote from: qubek on July 16, 2010, 09:30:30 am
Quote from: kaferboy on July 15, 2010, 07:14:49 am
I would love a set of original spider/empi 8's, they look SO different from the copies that you can spot them a mile off, and they are a really nice wheel.
Are they falling apart the same way the 5 spokes do?
I don't believe so. I've not heard of it anyway. Of my five, I know that my spare has had some welding work done on the rim, but I don't know if it was due to cracking or kerb damage. The other four are in very nice condition, but they we're all fully polished in the '80's, so I'll need to get them blasted to get the texture back on the centres. I think they're stronger than the five spokes because of the extra spokes and obviously less gap between them as a result.
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 12:01:31 pm »
Jordy's Formula Vee Rivieras and my old KronPrinZ wheels
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streetvw
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 12:55:00 pm »
IMHO empi 8's take a lot of beating on a late bug but only if they are finished right and have the right tyres ie 145 front and 165/175 rears
case in point shown below
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speedwell
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 16, 2010, 20:11:07 pm »
Quote from: JezWest on July 16, 2010, 20:02:08 pm
Try this..
That's XZX 145s up front and BF Goodrich 205/70 on the rear. I've now got Toyo 155s up front (the XZX's are now way too expensive for me).
nice car i love those american racing
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volksnut
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 18, 2010, 13:31:01 pm »
mine are riding on 175/65-15 and 205/65-15's
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Nico86
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 18, 2010, 13:33:57 pm »
JezWest and volksnut, great cars. Like the American Racing too.
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neil68
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 19, 2010, 00:13:23 am »
My Canadian '68 Beetle: EMPI Lemmerz Sprintstars ('68 date code) with 215/65 M&H drag radials/5.5" rear wheels and 145R15 Nankang/4.5" fronts:
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karmann77
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 22, 2010, 13:35:12 pm »
i have these and love them to bits, picture taken outside my house a few years ago
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Griebel
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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July 22, 2010, 17:30:04 pm »
5x15/4x130 Melber VW wheels
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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Reply #19 on:
July 22, 2010, 19:40:09 pm »
Quote from: kaferboy on July 15, 2010, 07:14:49 am
I would love a set of original spider/empi 8's, they look SO different from the copies that you can spot them a mile off, and they are a really nice wheel. Painted gold too!
Lemmerz Sprint stars are cool wheels too, and reasonably priced. Jo Clifford has a set in the for sale section. (4 not 5 now, I bought the spare to complete my set).
4 stud ERCO's look cool, but I know that I'm probably in the minority with that one!
Yep, makes two !! ( i just have to do a shit-load of work to make them fit again. The guy i bought them from jammed org. vw bolts into the wheels.....)
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Re: cool 4 lug wheels???
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