lets talk bay kombi tyres...

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 6 Apr 2006, 12:29 pm

#472396

Anybody know if 215's can be mounted on standard width, standard offset late bay kombi rims... and if so, do they have enough clearance to avoid scrubbing in the arches and against the shocks?

at the moment I have 195's on the front and 185's at the back... 🙂

Cheers y'all

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
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Desert Bug Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Apr 2006, 12:57 pm

#472407

Shouldn't be a problem, get a secondhand one fitted and try it.

Cheers, Ian.

Excentric (wife says) VW nut, having owned 250+ VWs in 40 years.

Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 6 Apr 2006, 1:23 pm

#472416

Hey!..great idea!..I just happen to have a spare rim actually without a tyre on it! 👍

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Apr 2006, 6:55 pm

#472517

might be very tight on the inner guard. 195's a pretty good size anyway, need to be crazy to puch a kombi beyond the limits of a well made set of 195 car tyres.

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Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 6 Apr 2006, 10:19 pm

#472670

yeah... just wondering cos I have an almost new set of 215's on the dunnuydore which is gonna get sold sometime soon..it'd seem a shame to sell it with a few hundred bucks worth of good hardly used rubber on it if it will fit on the bus.. 🙂

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 Apr 2006, 10:15 am

#472780

fair enough, pretty sure you will rub the inside or the rear guards, but worth a shot.

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Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 7 Apr 2006, 10:19 am

#472782

yeah..might give it a go just for the heck of it.. worst that can happen is it wont work LOL 👍

Cheers!

1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 7 Apr 2006, 10:39 am

#472788

swap them for light truck tyres, you will love how well they go on a fat chick

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