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jellyinthatrunk
November 27th 2003, 18:15
will 7x16 fuchs fitt my 66 beetle


i mean will they be tooo wide

boygenius
November 27th 2003, 19:28
Yes I think they will. You may want to narrow your front end and use wheeel spacers to make up the differance to maintian your full turning radius. ;)

jellyinthatrunk
November 27th 2003, 19:29
narrow the beam:confused:

boygenius
November 27th 2003, 19:37
Since the rim is wider it is closer to your suspension. When you turn your wheels they will touch your shock tower or your tie rod. To narrow the beam you remove 2" or 3" from the center then reweld the front suspension beam back together. You have to get special shortened torsion springs. You then use wheel spacers to bring the wheels back out to where they are supposed to be and then you will have clearance between the rim and the suspension.:D