Wheel adapters/spacers

Alright so I figured out what wheels I want, now the fun part. Who is good at figuring out the proper spacer need to get the correct stance and fitment needed?

Beetle wheel specs
18x8 35 offset is what I have now, the rear wheel sinks in just a tad and the front sits just about flush

Sawblade specs:
front:17x9.5 +54 offset
rear: 17x11 +36 offset
the back spacing is 7.4" on these wheels

Do I need to measure from the front of the hub to the inner fender well to see what my backspacing is to come up with what size spacer I will need for these?

I drew them out on AutoCAD real quick.

The front wheel lip will end up in the exact same place as your stock 8" wheel.

the rear wheel lip will be 1.46" out from where your stock 8" wheel is now.
I can post a pic if needed.

really, that would be sweet any idea on what size the spacers you drew would be
thats just about exactly how I want them to sit

http://www.1010tires.com/wheeloffsetcalculator.asp

Your front will be the exact same as stated above.. but you will have 38MM less clearance on the inside. Make sure it wont hit your struts/etc.

Your rears are going to stick out 37mm more than your current setup.. as well as having 39mm less on the inside..

willtheyfit.com

Would it be best to go ahead and order the wheels and then figure out spacers once I get the wheels in?

Dude....You will NOT need spacers.

You may just want to get the 9.5 all the way around. If so, you could run a spacer in the rear to get it to flush.

travis knows his crap. id trust him. he had an M3 that had an amazing stance to it.

manilikecars wrote:travis knows his crap. id trust him. he had an M3 that had an amazing stance to it.

MEH. I don't give myself that much credit.
Just trying to help.
Take all the information here and decide for yourself.

thetastelingers wrote:Dude....You will NOT need spacers.

You may just want to get the 9.5 all the way around. If so, you could run a spacer in the rear to get it to flush.

I'm going to have to run adapters for these wheels. they come in different widths so thats what I am referring to as a spacer.

you could run the adapter and as long as you dont need to space it out much just use the spacers you get from oreillys. been runnin on them for a while with no troubles

Why not get your hubs drilled to accept the correct bolt pattern?

If you run any adapter or spacer, the 9.5" wheel will stick out. poked if you will.

Because I don't know about any of this. It's all new to me. Where would I take the hubs to get that done?

Hudlow in Rossville is the one that does this sort of thing.

http://www.hudlowaxle.com/contact/

Alright I'll give them a shout. Thanks for all the help and advice guys

or you could make a fixture to bolt onto your existing lugs and have a hole in it to help you make a pilot hole and redrill your rotors and hubs yourself for next to nothing

these holes have to be threaded don't they? vws have lug bolts correct?

who says that cant be changed?

steve is the man, he'll get it done right. hes got a sick beetle as well.

u531355 wrote:who says that cant be changed?

true that... I'm down for whatever, I just want the shit to sit right...

all this wheel talk is getting me excited...

ha yeah me too...