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tires wont go under
kombi_kid - December 20th, 2002 at 11:48 AM

hey
i lowered the rear of my kombi using the spring plate adjustment. Know that i put it back together i cant get the tires under. The tires are 195/75 R14 do u need to go to about a 185/55 R14?????? or is there a trick to it?
cheers
rhys

Phil74Camper - December 20th, 2002 at 12:21 PM

There is a trick to it - Don't lower the rear of your Kombi by so much !

Adjust it back up a little.

decked dubby - December 20th, 2002 at 02:15 PM

Hey Rhys, man no wonder you can' t get your tyres under van!! That's too low mate.:D

kombi_kid - December 20th, 2002 at 03:34 PM

hey damien
umm well its not that low :(
does anyone know what tyre size i should go to?
cheers
rhys

kombikim - December 20th, 2002 at 04:09 PM

take note of Phil, if you can't get a 195/75 in there you have big problems, that tyre size won't fix, even if you can cram 185/55s in there it would be so lowgeared you would never have to use 1st & 2nd gear, did you count how many splines you moved it?, far better to spend the time & raise it a bit then spend money on tyres or bashing out the wheel arches just to find you still have problems, I think..

KruizinKombi - December 20th, 2002 at 06:38 PM

Rhys, where does it rub? If it is rubbing on the tread face of the tyre, then you really need to lift it a bit. You also need to allow room for travel (when you hit a bump).

If it is rubbing on the side of the tyre where it bulges, then you may in fact get away with narrower tyres. Avoid getting low profiles though, they cost more and lower your cruise speed, as kim said.

You may get away with 185/R's or 185/75's, or maybe 175's even, but don't change the profile. Stock size for my 75 kombi is 185R/14, if that's any help. I've run 185R-14's, 195R-14's, 205/65-15's and now 205/60-15's on my kombi, and the size difference is quite noticable.:)

kombi_kid - December 20th, 2002 at 07:10 PM

hey
yer thats what the tyre guy said when i rang him!
i have made it abit higher and have to push the tyre up into the wheel arch.
cheers
rhys

REDKG - December 20th, 2002 at 08:23 PM

rhys are you just adjusting the outer spring plate ? you need to also adjust the other end of the torque tube in combination(opposite directions), this will give you finer adjustment, look in the book

kombi_kid - December 21st, 2002 at 06:33 AM

i can separate the spring plate from the torsion bar so it is only adjusted from the whole thing as one unit and using the inner splines!
cheers
rhys
p.s. i got it at a hieght where i can just squeeze the tyres under!