Wheel sit outside of fender once you install disks

1972 · Post by **1972** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:22 pm

How many people on the forum sit with the problem that once they have installed disks and they want to run stock rims there wheels sit outside of the fenders?

Sorry bout that Blitz forgot to put it in

Tom Bishop · Post by **Tom Bishop** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:58 pm

Solution:

Have the wheel centres cut out and rewelded into a new position.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:49 pm

I've seen quite a few beetles with disc brakes and none of them had this problem of the wheels sticking out

Tristram · Post by **Tristram** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:34 am

Ive got disks on the front and they dnt stick out, the wheel adapters at the back make the mags and tyres stick out bout half an inch.

bugspray · Post by **bugspray** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:46 am

What exactly is the problem with them sticking out? If you going to drop it, yeah its going to rub. So then just roll your fenders.... Any other major probs with them sticking out...if they do that is?

1972 · Post by **1972** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:04 pm

Ok what i am trying to find out how many people who runs disks with adaptors to take it back the wide 5 sit with the problem that there wheels sit outside the fenders and want to find a way to fix this problem? (On the front that is, i havent found a way to fix the back yet.)

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:18 pm

Umm....are you going to tell us, or is this a fishing expedition?
I take it you have a solution - are you planning on marketing it? If so why not just come out with that. If it is a good product and solution to an actual problem it will sell (assuming costs are not out of line with other options).If that is not the case then the post/poll seems a little confusing to me....

1972 · Post by **1972** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:07 pm

Barry wrote:Umm....are you going to tell us, or is this a fishing expedition?
I take it you have a solution - are you planning on marketing it? If so why not just come out with that. If it is a good product and solution to an actual problem it will sell (assuming costs are not out of line with other options).If that is not the case then the post/poll seems a little confusing to me....

I do have a solution but once the jig for all this is compleate and i have been to look at prices for materials tommorow i will let you know

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:40 pm

Cool, look forward to hearing more.
I doubt I'd change from drums on the VolksRodster unless I do some serious motor upgrades. I feel that drums are fine as long as you know they will fade if you ride them. Still I think there should be a number of takers for an easy solution that allows you to retain stock wheels.
Barry

Post by **Tony Z** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:15 pm

where is the selection for "I have discs and my tyres fit perfectly inside the fenders"?

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:22 pm

I had to put a spacer between my rim and the disc so that the wheel dont touch on the inside of the front susspention. My wheel misses the vender with approx. 3mm.

1972 · Post by **1972** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:26 pm

TonyE wrote:I had to put a spacer between my rim and the disc so that the wheel dont touch on the inside of the front susspention. My wheel misses the vender with approx. 3mm.

TonyE you running aftermarket wheels so you have no need for Adaptors to take the 4x100 or 5x100 that you running back to wide 5 so yes your wheels will have no problem

Tristram wrote:Ive got disks on the front and they dnt stick out, the wheel adapters at the back make the mags and tyres stick out bout half an inch.

Tristram from what i can see in you avatar you also running aftermarket wheels and dont need adaptors to take it back to wide 5...

So yes for those of you who run aftermarket wheels it might not be a problem to you but for those who do run wide 5 rims it does tend to be a problem......

TonyE · Post by **TonyE** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:30 pm

OK , so you want to put standerd wheels with discks.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:32 pm

1972 in your initial poll and post you said nothing about wide 5 adaptors. Which is why i didn't know what you were on about

1972 · Post by **1972** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:35 pm

TonyE wrote:OK , so you want to put standerd wheels with discks.

Yup

Blitzkrieg wrote:1972 in your initial poll and post you said nothing about wide 5 adaptors. Which is why i didn't know what you were on about

Sorry blitz forgot to put it in there

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