Which do you think makes the car look more GL?

[volkdent]

Something 17", 18" is a little too hard to work with up front if you want to get low, or go 17" front 18" rear. 4X100 will give you the best bang for the buck and there are A LOT of really good looking Jap wheels, but those Porsche Comps are as GL as it gets.

Jason

[Racelook]

Porsche comb

[Sandeep]

Excellent choice of wheels :agree:

On my '74 Standard, I'm running the same wheel size as you with a 235/35/18 and 265/35/18 size tire. The wheel/tire combo is heavy, 47 lbs front and 52lbs rear, but I notice no ill effects in driving. The car handles incredibly well and the contact patch of the front tire makes stopping a breeze. The turning circle is not so great, but I'm set up for street cruising/circuit racing and not autocross so I don't mind.

I could get up to 190 KPH with my old 195/65/15 rear tires (pre GL, T4 motor, stock T1 trans), and with my new setup, could still hit 190 KPH with the 18" wheel/rubber. I'm running a 901 now and 190 KPH is still not a problem. Acceleration is still awesome with the 18 inchers.

I am using 2" widened fenders all around so you don't have to go crazy on the fender widths, and if you use a front bumper on the rear (front bumper is wider than the rear), it will look close to stock from the rear, except for the huge boots under the rear fenders

I'm using a 3" dropped front beam raised all the way and CB dropped spindles. The front wheels (24.5" dia) are close to stock diameter so speedo is fairly accurate, and the wheels tuck nicely under the front fenders.

I wanted the section height of the front and rear tires to be close to the same as nothing looks sillier to me than a small section height front tire and a rear section height that is 2 times the size .... it looks like the wheels belong on 2 different cars.

I hope this information helps you out a bit in choosing your setup.

Sandeep

[oicdn]

^^^ That is EXACTLY what I needed to hear Sandeep. Somebody already knows the stuff needed. What spacers did you need in the rear? 2inch wide fenders and that's it? Remember, my rear offset isn't 42(?) like yours, it's 52 just like the front...

I'm not TOO concerned about the turning radius, as I'm like you, not setting it up for autoX but still definitly have some sick handling....and the wide tires make for an awesome contact patch for braking. It's also definitly an intimidating and thick look. Can't wait till they get here. I'll just always be broke buying tires

Yeah, I have a super...no dropped spindles...just stock ones machined for the Turbo 944 brakes. I know now I'll probably DEFINITLY need maxx coil-overs, cause I think a tapered spring or even the CRX conversion will rub.....

[Sandeep]

I'm using an 18x10 ET 47 rear wheel which is close to your ET 52 (5mm). I'm using a hybrid 930/944T rear setup on stock beetle trailing arms which pushes out my rear hub by 23mm, same as the 86 Turbo arms. You'll need a 15mm spacer ... check this thread ... http://www.germanlook.com/Forums/sho...ight=930+rotor

I see you have a Super ... you will need a wider fender than the 2" I beleive to fit that 8.5" front wheel ... may need to increase the size of the rear to match then ?

Sandeep

[oicdn]

So a 3" fender should work, right???



Found those here:

http://markvfiberglass.com/catalog/fenders/fenders.html

Anybody have these type of fenders on the beetle so I can see what it looks like?

Where can I get 3" front fenders for a Super?

Thanks for all the help...much appreciated!!!!!

[rip]

CCC makes the best fenders, but I don't think they are bigger than 2.5"