[T3] Tire size?

[Jim Adney]

On 25 Mar 2013 at 15:42, jaredkohler at gmail.com wrote:

> Yea. I'm going to stick with my original rims. Though two of them are 4in
> and the other two are 4.5in. I really need to find two more 4.5's. For
> whatever reason the 4.5 rims are hard to find at the swapmeet!

Type 3 wheels are unique. There are lots of Beetle 4.5s out there but 
they are not the same as Type 3 wheels. Type 3 wheels have 42 mm 
offset which you can see by the ET42 stamped on one of the flats 
between lug bolt holes.

I have correct Type 3 wheels if you need them. There were several 
different versions; they changed several times over the years. What 
year do you have.

You certainly want to get rid of the 4" rims, those are only 
appropriate for 155 tires.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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