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atvaz333
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 Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:50 pm Post subject: Off Road Tire for Type Two |
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| My '77 is going to see light sand, dirt roads, and snow. What size tires to you guys recommend? |
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73kombi
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Location: ~The London Bridge, AZ~
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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how about some of these?
but seriously, I am running these hankooks 195/75-14's, I know they aren't load rated, but they stick to the ice like glue!
and they make Bessie look really "Butch" |
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Steelhead
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Location: Kentfield, CA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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I've tried a bunch of different tires over the years and I've settled on Cooper Discoverer LTs in 27 8.50 14. Very similar to the nearly extinct BFG ATs.
Of course if you can afford it, there's nothing more fun than a seperate set of studded tires for winter ice.
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busfreak_71
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Joined: April 29, 2007
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Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| 73kombi wrote: |
how about some of these?
and they make Bessie look really "Butch" |
 Hillbilly deluxe right there ^^^
If ya want good winter tires, get Goodyear Nordic tires, I run them on my Jetta and they are great, you can also get them with reinforced sidewalls so they are safe to use with buses. My 2 pennies.
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dweller
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| busfreak_71 wrote: |
Hillbilly deluxe right there ^^^
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holy shite! IF i ever start fuglying up my ride like that, i hope it runs over me on its own free will and spite.
dp
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atvaz333
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the input, guys. That Dodge is pretty wild though. Reminds me of a pimped out, 1940s baby carriage. |
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