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Title: How Big?
Post by: Stevie on July 21, 2004, 02:34:03 PM

what are the widest tires that will fit on a stock bug rim??
without rubbing... and the car may end up slightly lowered.
so they will still need to fit under the stock fenders..

thanx
         Stephen

Title: How Big?
Post by: James Buchan on July 21, 2004, 02:48:39 PM

All 4 corners? And are we talking a 4.5\" rim or 5.5\"

Title: How Big?
Post by: Stevie on July 21, 2004, 04:19:24 PM

the tires are for the back as i already have some stock 165sr15's on the front.  the rims are 5.5\" and I'd like to go a little wider on the rear.

thanx
         Stephen

Title: How Big?
Post by: James Buchan on July 21, 2004, 04:31:37 PM

205 60's will fit no problem, I've always ran a 195 on the rear personally

Title: How Big?
Post by: btljuce on July 21, 2004, 07:22:38 PM

i have 205- 70's on the back of my oval. no rubbing at all ( that i know of ) ^_^  

Title: How Big?
Post by: steveo_32 on July 21, 2004, 08:08:17 PM

215 60r 15 FUN FUN FUN

Title: How Big?
Post by: Stevie on July 21, 2004, 10:53:28 PM

But do any of you have the rear lowered?
i'm thinking two splines? so fairley low... :D  

Title: How Big?
Post by: James Buchan on July 22, 2004, 12:34:40 AM

mine is down 1 spline

Title: How Big?
Post by: silas on July 22, 2004, 04:01:31 PM

205/65's will sit and tuck nicely on a lowered vw. it is a popular choice for the gfk rides (the german folks). nice and meaty but not to wide of a side wall. check out some feature cars in the mags and you'll get a good idea of how different size tires look on different cars.

jmho.

Title: How Big?
Post by: btljuce on July 22, 2004, 08:00:16 PM

yeah,mine is also down about 1 spline,although it could be two :wacko:  i can't remember !

Title: How Big?
Post by: HeliMike on July 26, 2004, 04:34:33 PM

I'm not a DVKK guy BUT.....

I had mine totally hammered (70 with a swingaxle) in the back to the point where I couldn't even fit my shoe under the stock tailpipes and it was riding on the cut-in-half bump stops (NOT recommended) but I had 5.5\" chromies with 205/60's on 'em. They didn't rub at all but it didn't take long to burn out the side-wall! I switched to 195/50's after that for a stiffer side-wall and never had a problem after i lifted it back up a notch. Almost all of the bugs I have ever drove/owned used 195's on the back at one point. No good for top speed unless you have the right gears though.

As for the front - narrow 3\" w/adjusters and drop spindles with 5.5\" chromies with 195/50's fit absolutely perfect! No rub. No fuss. No turning radius! Buy a skid plate!

below is the actual car.
As you can see there's plenty of room in the back for a taller tire.

Title: How Big?
Post by: btljuce on July 26, 2004, 05:14:58 PM

gutterslug,thats a good lookin beetle :rockon:  

Title: How Big?
Post by: HeliMike on July 26, 2004, 07:03:01 PM

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gutterslug,thats a good lookin beetle :rockon:

Thanks... :D
** WAS ** a good **LOOKING** beetle. Good from far but far from good.
Rockers,quarters,pan and heater channels were all pooched.
I more or less did a spray and sell but did a nice job and took my time without completely restoring it.
I ended up only selling it for 3 grand as it is in that photo but like i said it was rusty in a big way.
Did a lot of the body/paint/install myself but not those cool mirror mounts on top of the doors.
The motor was pooched and the tranny was going. It was only a matter of time till it completely fell apart.

If you think that one looks good you should see the 70 I had done when I was in high school.
THAT was a nice car. I'll see if I have any pic's of it hangin around.

Thanks again for the compliment. :rockon:

Hopefully one day soon when I sell my damned Saturn I can finally finish my 67-wannabe 68 sunroof.


 

Title: How Big?
Post by: btljuce on July 26, 2004, 09:36:50 PM

SATURN  :blink: , hard to beat them dent resistant polymer panels  though  :lol:  

Title: How Big?
Post by: Stephan Schmidt on August 03, 2004, 05:27:51 PM

depending on if you have long and short axles will make a difference as well.  offset of the wheels you will be using might help us aswell.

run a 205/65 or 205/70 R15.  I did on my oval with long axles and I didn't have any problems.

this was on the \"empi\" 5 spoke wheel 5.5\" width

Stephan