Tyres

Quick question. I have stock 4 stud rims on a '75 L Bug which are currently fitted with 165/80/R15's, I need new tyres all round. Can these rims accommodate wider tyres safely, 185/80/R15's? What, if any issues will it cause?

Home stretch to roadworthy.........

Cheers, Dean

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TorxKiwi wrote:Quick question. I have stock 4 stud rims on a '75 L Bug which are currently fitted with 165/80/R15's, I need new tyres all round. Can these rims accommodate wider tyres safely, 185/80/R15's? What, if any issues will it cause?

Home stretch to roadworthy.........

Cheers, Dean

check out; http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

and look at 165 80 15 tyres and 185 70 15

does Your car have 4 inch or 4 1/2 inch rims??
4j x 15 4 1/2j x 15 ?? type 3s had the wider rims..

LEE

PS: original tyre size was 155 x 15 inch not 165... Lee




not sure whether L beetles had the wider wheels in Australia..

I think Ls had 4.5" wheels.

If you want wider tyres, you really need wider rims. I use 6" wide rims and 195/70R14" tyres on my bug.

Rims are 4 1/2"

It's only the offset that varies with Lbugs, both standards and supers had 4.5" rims from 72.

I've run 185/65s on my stock 4.5 rims but they are lower profile than stock.