any one have some photos of a 60 bug with 20\" rims ?

seagull · 29 Apr 2006, 1:22 am

looking for some low bugs with killa wheels

Beerboy · 29 Apr 2006, 8:51 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=27192

the samba mate, not a sixties sorry. photoshop is probably your friend otherwise

hellbugged · 29 Apr 2006, 9:15 am

there is sumthin contradictory about that statement

" low bug with 20 inch wheels"

there was one at the nats a couple of years ago, and as low as the suspension was set, the running boards were still at standard height.

there is a happy medium between diameter and height there....

somewhere!!??

buzzbug · 29 Apr 2006, 9:40 am

seagull wrote:looking for some low bugs with killa wheels

20's would make it look like a tractor.
same as people with a mirage on 20's.
no matter what you do it will still be taller than standard, unless you outlay a hell of alot of hours in cutting and welding and the dollars on top of that.

Lee.

helterskelter400 · 29 Apr 2006, 10:51 am

20's would make it look like a tractor.
same as people with a mirage on 20's.
no matter what you do it will still be taller than standard, unless you outlay a hell of alot of hours in cutting and welding and the dollars on top of that.

Lee.

hours cutting and welding sounds like the sort of thing seagull likes 🤪

buzzbug · 29 Apr 2006, 11:43 am

to that i say

chop on my brother.

lee.

1303Steve · 29 Apr 2006, 1:35 pm

Hi

I have seen some bugs with 20s and they suffer from the Tonka toy look. I reckon 17s with 40 series tyres look the best.

Steve

Oasis · 29 Apr 2006, 4:40 pm

I agree with Steve, although I like JVLs (Gayanne) car. I think it has 18s or 19s on it. Give us a pic Jon....

hellbugged · 29 Apr 2006, 4:47 pm

those "running boards" make it look lower tho...

some more if you feel the need;

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/248594.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/248593.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/248590.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/248592.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/248591.jpg

[ Edited on 29-4-06 by dumone ]

silverbullet · 30 Apr 2006, 7:59 pm

I have 19's on mine you probably would not want to go any bigger than that. looks very cool though should be som e pics on her under members rides if you want to have a look. still getting mine lower at the moment still not low enough.

Joel · 30 Apr 2006, 8:54 pm

i had 17s on mine for a while and whilst it looked shit hot and cornered like it was on rails the ride quality was crap as with such a low profile tyres (45 series from memory) u feel every little bump in the road which probably isnt such an issue in the city but round here well need i say more LOL

i'll try and dig up some old pics when they were on
i ended up removing them cuase the ride was just to painful and i got a fine for redrilled brakes which are apperently illeagle these days

Joel

Hertz · 30 Apr 2006, 8:56 pm

malcolm · 30 Apr 2006, 9:25 pm

18,s rear & 17,s front good looking ratio and gets around ADR laws

VWCOOL · 30 Apr 2006, 9:31 pm

Hertz, that's gold!

Malcolm - do you mean engineering req'ts?

malcolm · 30 Apr 2006, 9:43 pm

yes in vic and maybe other states the requirement is 15mm +/- of overall diameter of the orignal tyre ie beatles had 2 tyre size choices so comply with both.

1303Steve · 2 May 2006, 10:42 am

DUB74L, what sort of tyre pressures were you running with your 17s? I ran 40 series tyres on my yellow bug and the ride was fine, even on Sydney roads and the Pacific Hway.

Steve

Joel · 2 May 2006, 7:19 pm

1303Steve wrote:DUB74L, what sort of tyre pressures were you running with your 17s? I ran 40 series tyres on my yellow bug and the ride was fine, even on Sydney roads and the Pacific Hway.

Steve

i'm probably over dramatising it abit, cornering was great and on a nice smooth road it was fine but u felt every little bump in the road 10x as bad as with standard 165 tyres
i used to run 24 in the front and 34 in the back
.......how far off am i????

Joel

1303Steve · 2 May 2006, 10:07 pm

Hi

A tad too much pressure, I used to run 20 in the front and 28 in the back, but my 1302 was a little heavier.

Steve

Joel · 2 May 2006, 10:39 pm

well that was when hot by the time i got to the servo
i always add about 2-3 when fully hot so i wasnt too far off
with my standard 165 tyres when cold i run 18 and 28 which seems to work well

Joel

zac_smits · 3 May 2006, 7:48 am

on 18's i run 34psi on 225/35ZR18 front,215/35ZR18 rear on a 91 mazda 626.

now that's hard :P

1303Steve · 3 May 2006, 10:42 pm

Hi

Its all about the weight of the car affecting the side wall and making sure that the tread surface doesn’t bend inwards under braking and swerving. Most tyres we fit to bugs are designed for much heavier cars than bugs, so you can stick to just about stock pressures. I always get 50,000 + ks from my front tyres running 20 psi, the rears a lot less.

Steve