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Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:01 am

cdennisg wrote: tacochris wrote: cdennisg wrote: Interesting that you had issues with your VW tracking road grooves with the skinny tires more than the wide tires. I have found the exact opposite to be true with my VW's.

Yea like I said I have met people who swear by 135's and thats all cool and well....but when I switched to 155/60's it was like night and day...I can now take my hand off the steering wheel if I want to....with the 135's I was having to two hand it constantly.

I can say that my experience with this is only with old buses, not beetles. Wider front tires on a bus tend to grab road imperfections much more than narrow tires. I wonder if something in weight distribution or suspension geometry differences has an effect?

You may be right on that one....I mean being a driver-over-front suspension setup it may very well have something to do with the steering. Could be the almost vertical angle of the steering column on a type 2 also? On a type 1 unless you have a full tank of gas there is almost no weight on the front tires which would make them steer weird with a 2" contact patch.

Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:24 pm

My 61..

Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:51 pm

Bugga wrote: My 61..

Thanks for getting us back on topic...and I love that ratty azz patina.

Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:14 pm

tacochris wrote: rollo6fo wrote: How are you guys getting any turning radius? Mine has a 7 inch beam and my turning sucks!! I had to beat in my headlight buckets and inner fender..Going to order me some one inch spacers to see if that helps any..

Man I tell ya what im rolling a 6.5 inch beam on old ratty Empi-5s with a 155/60 smart car tire and I experience very little rubbing only unless Im turning at a hard core angle and that doesnt happen much. Of course the backs of my headlight buckets have been tubbed so that helps but no other real rubbing. ...and yes my bug is about 1.5 off the ground at its lowest point and 3 inchs at the lower part of the engine.
Now when I had 135's on it, yes it rubbed alot and all the time. Front tire is everything in this situation.

Thanks for the info...selling my 135s and ordering me some 155/60 :)

back to topic :wink:

Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:36 pm

Got my 155/60s put on today..Turns much better and dropped it another inch :D

Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:46 pm

tacochris wrote: Im guessing IFS front suspension....but Im willing to bet its bagged.

webberjames95 wrote: Trippy Ride here. Double Camber... Totally funky front end.

Yep mine's cheating Bags... not static :D

Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:28 pm

rollo6fo wrote: Got my 155/60s put on today..Turns much better and dropped it another inch :D

killer pic.

Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:41 pm

JacsWagen wrote: rollo6fo wrote: Got my 155/60s put on today..Turns much better and dropped it another inch :D

killer pic.

Thanks :)

Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:09 am

Here's my daily scraper...

lowest static bug in kansas right now as far as I know. And I'm running a stock width beam!

I'm tucking wheels front and back

1 1/4" at the lowest point right now

Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:38 am

not the lowest but prob the lowest that lives in a complex that has speed bumps... but she still rips up reflectors

Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:55 am

_H3O_ wrote: Here's my daily scraper...

lowest static bug in kansas right now as far as I know. And I'm running a stock width beam!

I'm tucking wheels front and back

1 1/4" at the lowest point right now
Sick, besides the stick on white walls lol :)

Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:26 pm

Joeys1969 wrote: _H3O_ wrote: Here's my daily scraper...

lowest static bug in kansas right now as far as I know. And I'm running a stock width beam!

I'm tucking wheels front and back

1 1/4" at the lowest point right now
Sick, besides the stick on white walls lol :)
That low on a stock width beam....dang. You're def getting your bravery badge on that one. 8)

Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:31 pm

you people are crazy.... i dont think i would be able to ride that low... my hat is off to all of you, keep this thread up, i love it

Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:04 pm

super72beetle wrote: you people are crazy.... i dont think i would be able to ride that low... my hat is off to all of you, keep this thread up, i love it
Thanks for the respect Super...Its not for everyone, its rough, rugged and sometimes I feel downright crazy but to stand back at a show and watch people snap their necks in pure disbelief that I drove it to the show is worth all the reflector hits and pothole dodges in the world. Believe that....

Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:15 pm

Here's a more recent pic of my dirty girl MJ at a local church show. You can see she is about 2.5 inches off the ground at the front apron. So sexy....

Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:29 am

_H3O_ wrote: Here's my daily scraper...

lowest static bug in kansas right now as far as I know. And I'm running a stock width beam!

I'm tucking wheels front and back

1 1/4" at the lowest point right now

I don't think so. That Germanpride dude from Hutchinson is lower... beyond stupid low!

Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:32 am

eastcoast63 wrote: not as low as some, but real low for the tires im running.....

Ant

always love this car! perfect.

Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:34 am

reggaeman_br wrote: my zwitter

This car is one of my all time best. With all the different wheels you have used over time, I think the sprints look the best.

Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:35 am

My 55 back in 1998. Deep 6's all around with Kleber 135's up front. This was before the narrowed beam craze started. It was tougher getting a car to sit that low back in the day.

Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:59 am

My first car. The ol' 59. Pic from 1992. Slammed by Tony Stern of The Volks Shop. Lowest car award at Rose City Bug that summer. Would of loved me some dropped spindles back then :wink: