[T3] Tire size?

[Mike Fisher]

I've used a straightedge on all mine and they keep coming up ET41 except
for one set of ET34.  Jared is correct, that they are not all stamped with
the ET.

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> 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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