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| posted on February 26th, 2005 at 11:12 PM |
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62 low/brm's what tyres?
hi all
i'm about to get a 62 beetle droped with brm's i want to go as low as i can without narrowing the front end
what tyres should i use? i want to fill up the rear but how small should i go up front?
and should i get 5.5 brms for rear and 4.5s for front.
thanks
bob
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 09:35 AM |
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1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
Get down low and go,go,go
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 09:53 AM |
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i run 5 1/2 brm 's all round
215/65 on rear
155 on front,but i run a 2 inch narrowed beam
i think you may struggle to get real low without a narrowed beam
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 09:56 AM |
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any pics??
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 09:59 AM |
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page 53 latest VWMA
(black beetle with all the sh#t on it)
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 10:06 AM |
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i would like to see 4.5s , but you will need a 165 or smaller tyre, a 125 tyre is around a 195/50 tyre rolling diametre 577mm,but if you went for a
5.5 wide rim you could get a 175 /55 tyre which is the rear tyre of a smart car and is around 555mm they are small i was going to put these on the
front of my bus they would sit ok on a 4.5 but the standards book says 4.5 will need a max width of 165 so if you are not worried about insurance id
go for the 4.5
try continental or michelin
not very sure about how a bug goes for clearance but the 175/55/15 tyre will be the smallest
gravity wont get you high
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 10:23 AM |
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 10:27 AM |
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no roy
maybe kombeetle bob
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on February 27th, 2005 at 01:43 PM |
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I run 145 x 15 tyres on the front of my lowered '61 with no problems. I think Volksworld had a step by step adjuster article not so long ago will
try to find and let you know. You can see my front end mod on the members ride section turq '61.
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| posted on March 3rd, 2005 at 09:38 PM |
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I thought BRMs only came in 5.5 and 6.5in? I certainly could be wrong though.
I used to run 145s on the front of my stock width beam 63 bug with no probs - not super low but certainly low enough to scrape every now and again
when cornering hard.
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| posted on March 4th, 2005 at 08:23 PM |
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thanks dasdubber
any pics of your 63?
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on March 4th, 2005 at 10:09 PM |
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| posted on March 4th, 2005 at 10:12 PM |
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