bug tyres

bigdood2 Casual Dubber

22 posts · joined Mar 2008 · 23 Oct 2009, 7:31 pm

#742795

Hi All,
My 75L is due for new tyres,it has 14"Hotwire rims with 195/75 tyres on them(which are not that common).
Does anyone know the original rolling diameter or circumference of the tyres to keep the speedo accurate,and so I can work out exactly what should be used,the service manual says they should be 6.00 x 15 4 PR whatever that means in todays world

Snap Crackle Bang Seriously Crusin Dubber

146 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 23 Oct 2009, 10:00 pm

#742856

The original tyres were taller than any decent affordable road tyre you will find nowadays unfortunately. I think they had an aspect ratio of 86 or thereabouts. On top of that you've dropped an inch in diameter. At least your speedo will read high rather than low.😁

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 23 Oct 2009, 10:22 pm

#742861

This link may help a little, giving you similar sizes.

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=74177&page=1#pid690354

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stilson Commited Dubber

57 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 24 Oct 2009, 6:27 pm

#743021

near enough to 25" tall for the 155/80R15.
215/65R14 are damn close.
the numbers are always a little vague so have a tape measure handy.

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 24 Oct 2009, 7:08 pm

#743030

215s on hotwires on a 2bolt Lbug are gonna hang outta the guards just a tad.... somewhere along the lines of 2" 😂

i wouldnt stress to much over speedo accuracy
most vw speedos after 35+ years arent terribly accurate anyway

as much as i hate to admit it about 10 years ago when i was a poor P plater i had hotwires on my bug 😊

with 185/70s the speedo was only 5km/h too fast