[T3] Tire size?

[Mike Fisher]

I have ET41 stamped rims on my parts cars here in Oregon.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 9:33 PM, <jaredkohler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> I don't see an ET42 stamped on any of my rims. Just 4Jx15 and 4 1/2X15
>
> I know what I've got is wrong and I would really like to get all 4 correct!
> What do you need to get for the T3 rims you have?
>
> 1970 Fastback.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> Jared
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:48 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
> > 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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