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 seagull
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 01:22 AM |
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any one have some photos of a 60 bug with 20" rims ?
looking for some low bugs with killa wheels
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 08:51 AM |
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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
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 09:15 AM |
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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!!??
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 09:40 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by seagull
looking for some low bugs with killa wheels
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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.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 10:51 AM |
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| Quote: | 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.
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hours cutting and welding sounds like the sort of thing seagull likes 
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 11:43 AM |
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to that i say
chop on my brother.
lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 01:35 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 04:40 PM |
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I agree with Steve, although I like JVLs (Gayanne) car. I think it has 18s or 19s on it. Give us a pic Jon....
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"
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| posted on April 29th, 2006 at 04:47 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 07:59 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 08:54 PM |
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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
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 08:56 PM |
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 09:25 PM |
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18,s rear & 17,s front good looking ratio and gets around ADR laws
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 09:31 PM |
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Hertz, that's gold!
Malcolm - do you mean engineering req'ts?
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| posted on April 30th, 2006 at 09:43 PM |
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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.
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| posted on May 2nd, 2006 at 10:42 AM |
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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
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| posted on May 2nd, 2006 at 07:19 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1303Steve
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.
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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????
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| posted on May 2nd, 2006 at 10:07 PM |
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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
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| posted on May 2nd, 2006 at 10:39 PM |
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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
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| posted on May 3rd, 2006 at 07:48 AM |
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on 18's i run 34psi on 225/35ZR18 front,215/35ZR18 rear on a 91 mazda 626.
now that's hard :P
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| posted on May 3rd, 2006 at 10:42 PM |
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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
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