Re: Stock wheel size

[Peter L <thescirocco@juno.com>]

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.

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