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Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:14 am

What common wheels will fit a 4 bolt vw Bug or Ghia withoout modification.
A list like that would be some useful practical information. Knowing the rarest set of vw wheels is nice information to know but not of use to the guys and gals who have a 4 bolt VW.
Between nice to know and useful, I chose the useful information everytime.
Thanks for both
oconnell
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Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:29 pm

4 Lug VW Wheels...
Beetle and Karmann Ghia have different Factory offsets.
Beetle offset is 34mm
Karmann Ghia & Type 3 offset is 46mm
Most will fit the Beetle but not the Karmann Ghia.

Plenty of 4lugs to look at here.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=316654

Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:32 pm

The 4 bolt VW is 4x130. The only other vehicle with the same is the Porsche 914.

Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:57 pm

I thought I read so where that the Smart car had 13inch 4 bolts that would work?
oconnell

Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:59 pm

oconnell wrote: I thought I read so where that the Smart car had 13inch 4 bolts that would work?
oconnell
Don't think so.

Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:01 pm

Ok not the smart (dumb) car but one of those little vehicles.
Anyone?
oconnell

Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:35 pm

oconnell wrote: Ok not the smart (dumb) car but one of those little vehicles.
Anyone?
oconnell

How about late 70's 4 lug Subaru's?

Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:48 pm

How about redrilling the hubs and looking outside of the vw world.

There is more to cars than Volkswagen :lol:

Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:09 am

Maybe someone know and will share what ot her 4 lug wheels will fit the VW 4x130?

Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:25 am

I've never found another car that had desirable wheels also in 4x130. There is an Alfa that was Europe only that had this bolt pattern and a few others.
oconnell, what are you after, the specific answer to your question can more or less be found from any vw part supplier such as CB Performance, CIP1, Kustom1 Warehouse etc.

Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:39 pm

looking for 14 or 13 inch X 4.5 steel 4 bolt wheels

Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:28 am

oconnell wrote: looking for 14 or 13 inch X 4.5 steel 4 bolt wheels

I'd keep an eye on the classifieds, they pop up from time to time but so uncommon that you dont see them much.

Fri Feb 21, 2014 8:57 pm

oconnell wrote: Maybe someone know and will share what ot her 4 lug wheels will fit the VW 4x130?

As mentioned earlier, there is not much choice. Find some old Porsche 914/6 wheels, or the repro 4-lugs that are produced by the aftermarket. To answer your questions, in Europe some Skoda's had 4 x 130 wheels, as well as some Italian cars such as Lancia Fulvia, etc.

You can also get some nice polished aluminum 4 x 130 wheels that are spun brand new from companies like Custom Metal Spinning...that's the route I went for a lighter wheel that is still strong enough for street use (CMS will make pretty much any width or backspace that you want).

Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:23 pm

I think the list you're requesting is impossible to be exhaustive from the angle of this forum. I would call someone like Minilite or Momo- to see what their fit lists look like (because they've been around forever. Their lists would obviously have their available lug patterns, backspacing, etc. What they would likely LACK is a discussion about hub clearance.

A common swap in the pickup world is between 6 lug Toyota, Nissan and Chevys. Yes, same bolt pattern, but rim diameter from one Toy won't fit another, The Tacomas fit anything pre-2007, etc, any of the Chevies will fit a Toy with the center hub milled out a little etc.. The point here is they all start with the pattern- but it is through tremendous research to cross refer each and every aftermarket (or stock) wheel.

I know that's not terribly encouraging- but I would start with a major manufacturer.