 more wheel fitment questions? anyone to offer help?, Samba minilites 14inchx6.5 and 15 inch x7 |
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| funk |
 Mar 1 2015, 05:34 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 23-June 14 From: sandpoint idaho Member No.: 17,531 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
He has not told me the backspacing number but they are four lug and I finally found out the rears are 7 inches wide and fronts are 6.5 inches wide. I want to put them on a narrow bodied 76 914?Anyone know if they would fit or what the offset would need to be to fit? no matter the offset I figure I would need to roll the fender but not certain? the guy wants 350 obo for a vintage set of what I think are minilites? I thought it was a great deal but of coarse I have a big concern of the wheel width and the difference in size 15 inch rears and 14 inch fronts? any advice appreciated?
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| Spoke |
Mar 1 2015, 06:29 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,976 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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I have 6x16 on the front, no problem; had 7x15 on the front of my other 914; again, no problem.
I have 7x16 on the rear; had to pull the fenders out. YMMV. |
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| damesandhotrods |
Mar 1 2015, 07:25 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
A vintage set of Minilites for $350 is a good deal, but $350 for a set of olde Minilite knock offs isn’t. The wheels are marked, so there is no excuse for being taken. The 914 pretty much needs the same offset as a VW Karmann Ghia and Type 3. The vast majority of 4 lug VW wheels are made for Beetles, so until the seller provides the backspacing the smart bet is that they’re off a Beetle and will stick out to far in the rear…
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| Mueller |
Mar 1 2015, 09:40 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Can you find some local to the seller with a 914 to take their car there and and least test fit one side?
Even without tires one should be able to get a good idea how they are going to fit. |
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