Empi 5 spoke

[patje]

Guys, i bought a set (repro) empi 5 spokes wheels. I love to put them on my early bay. I checked the forum to find pics of bays lowered with the empi 5's, but almost nothing showed up. Sooo, here is my question: Please show me pics from lowered buses with empi 5 wheels and tyre size! My bus is already lowered with adjustable springplates and in front with RED9 coil over set up!

 

[sparkywig]

https://earlybay.com/threads/tyres-stance-thread-lets-see-what-ya-runnin.7365/

 

[patje]

thanks, i checked that complete topic, but a lot of photos are gone. that is why is asked for new ones!

 

[naskeet]

The EMPI five-spoke and other after-market wheels that are commonly marketed for 1968~79 VW type 2s, generally tend to have a grossly unsuitable wheel-offset of 20 mm or less, which commonly leads to there being insufficient clearance between the tyres (especially tyres of the most suitable size & load-rating for a VW Type 2) and the wheel-arches, which would probably be exacerbated by "lowering the vehicle suspension" (i.e. reducing the ground).