[T3] Tire size?

[Jim Adney]

On 27 Mar 2013 at 0:00, Mike Fisher wrote:

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

Okay, I double checked, and my memory was faulty on this. The correct 
offset for Type 3 wheels is 46 mm. (Why didn't anyone else catch me 
on this?) Some Ghias, and all Type 4s, used this same wheel.

41 mm offset wheels were used on 74 Super Beetles. All other Beetles 
used wheels with even less offset.  

This information can be found in the Brakes & Wheels chapters of the 
various Bentley manuals.

If you can't read the number off the center disk, there is another 
way to identify Type 3 wheels. With a 16-20" straightedge, lay the 
edge against the center disk rim that the hubcap snaps around. Slide 
the straightedge outwards until one end touches the wheel rim. If it 
touches in the outer lip where the wheel weights would go, that's a 
Type 3 wheel. If it touches farther in, it's one of the Beetle 
wheels.

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