Re: Stock wheel size

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

ok that is all nice and fine but has anyone actually gone and measured the 
distance from bead surface to bead surface the distance or is everyone 
reading this on brochures and wheels? If I  am wrong abouthe actual 
measurement then let me know, please.


>From: Peter L <thescirocco@juno.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>CC: green536@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: Stock wheel size
>Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 02:14:08 -0700
>
>Actually those wheels are 13x5".
>It is measured on the inside of the rim.
>
>Peter
>
>On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:10:26 PDT "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
>writes:
> >
> > Ok, this is the deal: I went out to the rim rack armeed with my tape
> > measure
> > and measured a stock '75-'81 non-s model aluminum wheel and from
> > inside bead
> > surface to inside bead surface the measurement is 5.5". I did not
> > look on
> > the wheel for #s. Maybe I'm measuring it wrong, but I don't think
> > so. How
> > about you Mr. Meze? Not trying to start any shit. Just am unsure.
> >
> > >From: Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>
> > >To: Peter L <thescirocco@juno.com>, Scirocco LIST
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: Re: Stock wheel size
> > >Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >I never saw any of the 13X5.5 wheels on a Scirocco at
> > >the dealer in the years that I hung out waiting for
> > >the Scirocco GTi (1977-1981). [that don't mean that
> > >there wasn't any]
> > >
> > >I actually saw one for the first time earlier this
> > >year (but not on a Scirocco).
> > >
> > >Weird.
> > >
> > >Mark
> > >--- Peter L <thescirocco@juno.com> wrote:
> > > > The stock wheel for '80 was 13x5, some '81's got
> > > > 13x5 1/2, both came with 175 70 13.
> > > >
> > > > 185 60 14 is the plus 1 size.
> > > >
> > > > 195 50 15 is the plus 2 size.
> > > >
>If anybody is looking for '81 Scirocco S wheels, I have both types,
>$100 for a set of four.


Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'61 17 Window
'78 Scirocco


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