what size tyres do you run on your Bug

Paulc1964au · 2010-03-23T08:15:47+00:00

I have a 69 bug and intend to lower it eventually but not until after i buy wheels and tyres. I will be buying EMP! 8 spokes 15 X 5.5 and am now wondering what tyres i should purchase. I am considering falkens as they are a reasonable tyre. The rims will be fine for 195 but i am not sure if i should get V55, V60 or V65. The other issue is do i get 195 for the rear and 165 for the front so I wont have any issues when i lower the front? Any advice would be much appreciated

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2010, 10:56 pm

#800083

narrowing the beam is a major cost...

You should be able to adjust the front adjusters whenever You want to...

up or down...

also camber adjusters are available...

I took my spare wheel and tools out the front of My 68 beetle and the front is nice and high... no rubbing lol

and remember the new mini has no spare... [so I read]

Lee

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Sep 2010, 11:01 pm

#800086

Paulc1964au wrote:Just an update, Rosie is back at RAW getting gas shocks installed on the front, hopefully to raise the front slightly or at least stopping the front from sagging.

I had three adults on the car and two kids and the front tyres scrubbed badly. Adam will check the camber as well if the tyres are still too close i may have to narrow the beam.

I'll be interested Paul on how Your gas shocks go...
I have also thought of using Gas shocks to pump the front up
as they are pressurised..
I have a pair here I may give another try...

LEE

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1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 3 Sep 2010, 6:42 pm

#800232

Lee,

Had the boys at RAW install the gas shocks, it lifted the front by around 12mm and they adjusted the camber. The tyres seem much better and with Adam and Mick in the car it only rubbed if they were breaking heavy so im really pleased.

As for the stiffness of gas shocks i didnt notice any difference

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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 4 Sep 2010, 7:10 pm

#800410

I don't understand how a porported manufacturer of after market vw wheels can sell a wheel that rubs on the front mudguard with a 175 tyre fitted, there is something wrong here, narrowing the beam to overcome the problem is basic bad engineering, i have 6' x 16' rims on the front of my convertable fitted with 195/50/16, ET of 50mm and does not rub on the guards, a small amount of lock was lost but a simple ajustment to the stops handled this small issue.

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1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 4 Sep 2010, 8:10 pm

#800424

I think the drop spindles move the wheels out by 12mm so thats is one reason.

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Sep 2010, 8:15 pm

#800426

vwo60 wrote:I don't understand how a porported manufacturer of after market vw wheels can sell a wheel that rubs on the front mudguard with a 175 tyre fitted, there is something wrong here, narrowing the beam to overcome the problem is basic bad engineering, i have 6' x 16' rims on the front of my convertable fitted with 195/50/16, ET of 50mm and does not rub on the guards, a small amount of lock was lost but a simple ajustment to the stops handled this small issue.

This is Empi your talking about remember, quality control has been a foreign concept ever since it ended up in the peoples republic.

Every Mistake Passes Inspection says it all

The offset on the original 2 piece empi 8s was perfectly suited, just got lost in translation somewhere

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1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 · 4 Sep 2010, 8:18 pm

#800427

Strange enough these are made by American Eagle and are stamped "made in America"

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9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Sep 2010, 8:21 pm

#800429

theres that many variations of them out there that probably all have different offsets
there was another lot made by rocket industries which I think were the worst, really bad on a 2 bolt Lbug, looked like a monster truck

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2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 5 Sep 2010, 7:23 am

#800471

Dropped ball joint dropped spindles on my car did not increase the track at all, on the link pin front end they do by about 20mm so in this case they should have no influence. what are the ET of these wheels, there is a calculator i put in another post in this section for checking the offset changes that you can use before you buy a wheel. have you though about returning them.
http://aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=85365&page=2