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karl h
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revolution wheels on bugs?
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May 19, 2010, 07:46:02 am »
i have a pair of 13" revolution wheels, 4 spoke, 4x130
i have never seen these on pics, are these rare? they seem to be quite common on minis
i have them from a rallycross car that ran them in the eighties
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plasticblack
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Re: revolution wheels on bugs?
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May 19, 2010, 08:28:42 am »
They were probably from (or for) a Skoda of some sort or other.
There were quite a few 13" Alloy wheels around from late 70's to fit Skoda's in an attempt to 'Spice' the models up a bit. (or a lot
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13" Wheels look rather odd on VW's IMHO.
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karl h
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Re: revolution wheels on bugs?
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May 19, 2010, 09:35:49 am »
they have 4 round spokes, just like i have seen on the minis [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Fastbrit
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Re: revolution wheels on bugs?
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May 19, 2010, 12:16:26 pm »
We used to run 13-inch Revolutions on Autocavan's rallycross Beetle back in the 1970s as they were very strong. The smaller diameter gave us the lower gearing we wanted and increased the range of tyres available for race use.
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Re: revolution wheels on bugs?
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May 19, 2010, 14:48:22 pm »
Revolutions are a great wheel for "handling" cars. They look tits on Minis, early Golfs, 2002s, etc. A proper set would be excellent on a Beetle set up similarly.
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