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Title: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: beetletom on 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!??? Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on July 14, 2010, 17:39:35 pm 2 Litres
Ercos Mahles/Pendrinis OG empi 8s Not keen on the 4 studd cosmics though... Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: speedwell on July 14, 2010, 19:25:01 pm american racing LEMANS check the add from jo (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=13036.0;attach=43309;image) in for sale
Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: rebel on July 14, 2010, 20:48:16 pm I went with the Americans: 6" rim at the back and a 5.5" at the front. Could you show some pics, please? Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Nico86 on 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 ;) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: jamiep_jamiep 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! Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Neil Davies on July 15, 2010, 16:35:13 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... ::) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: 71CALRIPPER 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 :P
Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Neil Davies on July 16, 2010, 09:08:15 am 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 :P :D 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! ;) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: qubek on July 16, 2010, 09:30:30 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? Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Neil Davies on July 16, 2010, 09:35:37 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. Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Diederick/DVK on July 16, 2010, 12:01:31 pm Jordy's Formula Vee Rivieras and my old KronPrinZ wheels
(http://www.cal-look.nl/gallery/albums/userpics/10005/ddd035.jpg) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: streetvw on 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 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/112307.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/112309.jpg) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: speedwell on July 16, 2010, 20:11:07 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 Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: volksnut on July 18, 2010, 13:31:01 pm mine are riding on 175/65-15 and 205/65-15's
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/522105.jpg) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Nico86 on July 18, 2010, 13:33:57 pm JezWest and volksnut, great cars. Like the American Racing too. 8)
Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: neil68 on 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:
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2w1y0sj.jpg) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: karmann77 on July 22, 2010, 13:35:12 pm i have these and love them to bits, picture taken outside my house a few years ago
Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Griebel on July 22, 2010, 17:30:04 pm (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PK72ALI-_i0/SzfE6wBDDjI/AAAAAAAACt0/kiR1UfsmP2Y/s1600/melberbasser.jpg)
5x15/4x130 Melber VW wheels ;) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: Harry/FDK on July 22, 2010, 19:40:09 pm 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.....) Title: Re: cool 4 lug wheels??? Post by: thejohn66 on July 31, 2010, 23:54:33 pm (http://i657.photobucket.com/albums/uu296/thjohn66/DSC01658.jpg)
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