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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:00 pm
by RG64
hrtburn,
The 7" wheels should be fine under the stock fenders as long as you have the factory 66 short swing axles. The car with the red wheels looks like a 65 or 66 so that's how yours is likely going to look. You might want to raise yours up a little if spending $ on white walls so they don't get worn in the inside entirely. The size for a 7" is between a 215 and a 225. Check out Diamond back tires @
http://www.widewhitewalltires.com/catalog.htm for sizes and different wall colors and widths.
Post back and let us all know how it goes,
Rick.
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:33 pm
by buggpower
I have these wheels as a backup idea if my current idea dont look right.Would the 15x7's need a 2" wider fender to cover them with like 225/50/15's (random tire size) lol
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:40 pm
by RG64
buggpower wrote:I have these wheels as a backup idea if my current idea dont look right.Would the 15x7's need a 2" wider fender to cover them with like 225/50/15's (random tire size) lol
No you should not need them, and I think the 225's would bulge out of the wheels giving them a fatter look but it would limit how much you can lower the car if you have a swing axle setup.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:55 pm
by buggpower
RG64 wrote:buggpower wrote:I have these wheels as a backup idea if my current idea dont look right.Would the 15x7's need a 2" wider fender to cover them with like 225/50/15's (random tire size) lol
No you should not need them, and I think the 225's would bulge out of the wheels giving them a fatter look but it would limit how much you can lower the car if you have a swing axle setup.
my bug has IRS if that matters? id run a 195/60 or a 205/50 or 60.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:21 pm
by RG64
buggpower wrote:
my bug has IRS if that matters? id run a 195/60 or a 205/50 or 60.
In this case you will, having irs is like having long axles. sorry 'bout that, thought yours was a swing axle too.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:51 pm
by buggpower
RG64 wrote:buggpower wrote:
my bug has IRS if that matters? id run a 195/60 or a 205/50 or 60.
In this case you will, having irs is like having long axles. sorry 'bout that, thought yours was a swing axle too.
So your saying I would need wider fenders? How much do you think they would stick out, maybe a inch?
Re: 15X7 deep dish oem wheels.....
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:00 am
by Ozzie
hrtburn wrote:
-nuno
Best pic of a batch plant I've ever seen.
How's the 15x7's working out?
15X7 deep dish oem wheels.....
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:21 pm
by ornjkr8
I'm gonna dig this one out of the grave,How did the wheels work out?
Re: 15X7 deep dish oem wheels.....
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:37 am
by YoungRooster
Hi there! Sorry about re opening this discussion but I would just like to know if what you did possible with a 70 beetle? Im looking to slam it and put it on deep dish alloys like yours! I would like to go as deep as possible WITHOUT getting new rear wings! If you could give me as much advise as possible on this I would greatly appreciate it! Nice job on your car btw!
Ozzie wrote:hrtburn wrote:
-nuno
hrtburn wrote:what tire size do you guys htink this is on the rear wheel?
at least a 60 side wall?>
