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| Ace Le Count |
 Jul 26 2024, 08:08 PM
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Can a 914 be converted to run vw 205 wheels? Or is it out of the question?
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 27 2024, 05:55 AM
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IIRC, Bug wheels are farther out in the fenders than 914 wheels are, due to their offset. You'll be moving their mounting face further out with adapters, exacerbating that problem.
You might have to run fender flares just to use 5.5" wheels!! --DD |
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| Craigers17 |
Jul 27 2024, 06:52 AM
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jul 27 2024, 05:55 AM)  IIRC, Bug wheels are farther out in the fenders than 914 wheels are, due to their offset. You'll be moving their mounting face further out with adapters, exacerbating that problem. You might have to run fender flares just to use 5.5" wheels!! --DD This post is spot on. I tried this with some 14x6 wide fives and mounted just the wheels with adapters. You would need to at least pull the fenders and that still probably wouldn't work. Also, as you can see in the pic, unless you have a center cap that covers the extra lugs, you now have a 9-lug 914. I still think this is very cool, but to make it visually appealing you'd have to swap out the hubs as well to eliminate the adapter. At that point, you might as well just do a five lug 914 swap or(IMHO) a JDM type hub ....like 4x114.3. This would allow you to run a lot of vintage Honda/Toyota type wheels, which I personally have always favored over the VW/Porsche options(I understand I'm probably the only guy here with that opinion) Back to the original topic....didn't the Beck 550 run wide fives?   |
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Ace Le Count Vw wide 5 on a 914? Jul 26 2024, 08:08 PM
sixnotfour Yes, J-Bugs,
https://www.jbugs.com/product/9506.ht... Jul 26 2024, 08:40 PM Literati914
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[quote name='Dave_Darling' post='3158624' date='J... Jul 27 2024, 08:07 PM Literati914
IIRC, Bug wheels are farther out in the fenders t... Jul 27 2024, 09:22 AM Literati914
..Also, as you can see in the pic, [b]unless you ... Jul 27 2024, 09:31 AM Craigers17
..Also, as you can see in the pic, [b]unless you... Jul 28 2024, 04:26 AM Literati914
..Looks like a good way to add lots of weight and... Jul 27 2024, 10:12 PM ClayPerrine The reason VW dropped the "wide 5" lug p... Jul 28 2024, 10:14 AM |
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