Bus wheels - 14"/15"/16"

voo · Samba Member Joined: May 10, 2010 Posts: 83

I have a set of wheels and tires that I am going to put up for sale. I am not sure exactly what I have and dont want to mislead anybody. The wheels have the vw stamp another 5jkx14 and 1/68. So I beleive I have 14"x 5" wheels that were manufactured in 1968. These were taken off a 66 split window. Will these be proper for anything august 63' and up to? Or should these be placed as bay only? years? Thanks

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cdennisg · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject:

If they are 14" bus wheels, they are correct (size) for 63-70 buses. The date stamps only matter to those of us who are geeks about things being really correct.

Hard to tell from that photo, but do those wheels have slots? If not, they are probably Thing wheels.
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voo · Samba Member Joined: May 10, 2010 Posts: 83

Yes they have slots. Thanks for the help! Now on to pricing Confused

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cdennisg · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject:

What size and load rating are the tires? What make and model? How much wear?
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RhynoBoy · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:11 pm Post subject:

Okay. I bought my '63 single cab last spring. It has a hodge-podge of different wheels. I think out of the 5 wheels that came with the bus, there is only 1 actual bus wheel, and it may be original to the Single-Cab.

Anybody know what wheels these came off of?

3 of the wheels are like this:

and marked VW:

and 4Jx15:

This wheels has no markings that I could find what-so-ever. I took it from an angle to see the holes around the center. It's also a 15" wheel.

And this is the wheel that is most likely original to the bus:

and it's marked VW and 3/63:

and marked 4 1/2 K x 15:

Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks!

-Chris

cdennisg · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject:

The last one is correct for your truck. The first one appears to be a Thing wheel since it is 14" with clips but no slots like a bus 14. The middle one is for 66-67 type one VW's.
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RhynoBoy · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:59 pm Post subject:

cdennisg · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject:

EverettB · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject:

If this is a 15" wheel, this is a Bug 15" 'smoothie' wheel.
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cdennisg · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject:

RustyPan · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:14 pm Post subject:

Picked up this set of 5 recently.... they're KPZ 16x4.5 dated 7/57
I have yet to find anything about 16" that features 4.5, most are 3.5. Anyone else come across 4.5s in 16" before? To be used on what? SC, DC? I believe these may have been on a 58 panel long ago.

Any insight is appreciated.

EverettB · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject:

I believe I have seen those pictured before on this site but they are NOT from a VW.
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RustyPan · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks Everett... I wrote KPZ directly initially when I bought the wheels but have yet to hear back. I opted to sell the wheels to some guy doing a DC project who liked them a lot, and who I guess has since sold them to someone else under the guise that they are confirmed VW wheels (tsssk tsssk).

I'm still on the fence about yes or no with these wheels, sure would be nice if KPZ would lend a hand. I never tried them on for size but I think rolling some 16.5 x 4 could be pretty cool running wide 5.

Hopefully the new new owner of these will time it right and get the answer to end the mystery.

GTV · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject:

Anyone know what the backspace is (in mm) of a 14" bus wheel?
Thanks!
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Atlantic · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:00 pm Post subject:

Thomas Pedigo · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:05 pm Post subject:

I thought that stamping had said "nsu prinz"...
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EverettB · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:16 pm Post subject:

MrPolak · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:42 am Post subject:

Atlantic · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:17 am Post subject:

^^^ Hey guys - thx for your interest and input! KPZ already wrote back and needed more specs for identification. They did not shy away from the vintage (57) which was my main concern. Hopefully I'll know soon.
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MrPolak · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:41 am Post subject:


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