15" tires for old fashioned off road buggy??

[Vettepilot]

I'm finishing an old tech, tube frame VW buggy that I actually had started building almost 20 years ago. Long story. Anyway, now I'm going to put this nostalgia rail together.

2165 VW, bus trans, 10% highway, 90% off road.

I'm looking for some reasonably priced 31x10.50r15 tires. (Already have 15" x 10" rims.)

I want something with well rounded corners on the tread, and with a little tread up the sidewalls. Not real aggressive tread like Swampers nor full on mud tires.

Cheap!

Suggestions?

Vettepilot

[71StandardReduction]

Not sure what you mean by well rounded corners... but other parts of your post would indicate something Maybe like the Goodyear Wrangler authority?
They are available at Walmart for around... I think... 160 to 170 each.
They are sort of a cross between an mt and an at.

Also you can buy the tires there without having them put on a vehicle... I say that because if the tire size doesn't match the vehicle information... they usually won't mount them... would probably be really lost with a sandrail... and I haven't ever been able to get them to mount any tires without the vehicle being present.

https://www.prioritytire.com/by-brand/goodyear-tir...cle=179484
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[Vettepilot]

Thanks for the reply!

Yeah, I was wondering if my "round" spec would be clear...

Ok, it's how the tread blends into the sidewall. Most offroad tires, and particularly mud/snow tires are very squared off. What I want is a rounded tire.

I had difficulty even finding a pic for illustration. This pic is a good example of the profile shape I want, but the tread isn't right. I would like a tire with this shape, but with a normal offroad tread that would be rock resistant, and in the 30×10.50x15 (approximate) size.

Looking so far, can't find anything...

Vettepilot

[71StandardReduction]

Closest tire that I can think of would be an interco trxus.
I have had a set before.
https://ntwonline.com/31x11-50r15c-trxus-sts-radia...-8QAvD_BwE

Otherwise, you'll have to dig around for some AG tires, most are going to be really wide though.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305075376153?mkcid=16&...media=COPY

Or also, there is a small selection of utv tires that fit a 15"wheel.
Almost all of them are "10" wide but common utv wheel width is only 7" wide... which is what the tires are designed for.

Do a Google search for:
SunF A033 32x10R15 Radial
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64 Pan Buggy
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0

Ruby Red 1966
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[Vettepilot]

Thanks!

But those are still kind of square, and very expensive.

I found this, but it's still not quite what I want. Also, I'm thinking I want a 9.50 tire rather than 10.50...

https://www.amazon.com/Milestar-22285032-Patagonia...mp;sr=8-35

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