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67-1835 Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: CORONA, CA.
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject: Wheel and tire combo for my Bay |
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I have read thru all of the topics in the "search" for this. Yes I'm very confused after reading all of that and not finding what I want. I want to run Wide five Sprintstars on my bay. My Bay is a "68 Micro and can I run the 15" Sprintstars without modification and what Tire would I run on them. Thanks for any help _________________ 1967 VW Sedan
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Batan Samba Member
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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67-1835 Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: CORONA, CA.
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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HEY- Thanks so much , I guess you didn't read my post. I read through "The Tire Sticky". along with all of the other search results on that page. My question was about 15" wheels and for 81 pages it talks about the proper 14" Tires. I just wanted to know what would be a good Tire combination for the 15" Sprintstars for my Bus, Thanks Again. _________________ 1967 VW Sedan
1641cc
A-1 Exhaust
Duel K-Drones (hoping to find something better soon)
HaHa..new Motor 2074cc and forget the Kadds.
Webers now and what a ride
Just an Old Guy that can't seem to grow up....
Air Cooled VW's For Life.... |
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busdaddy Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2004 Posts: 51145 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada, but thinking of Ukraine
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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67-1835 wrote: |
HEY- Thanks so much , I guess you didn't read my post. I read through "The Tire Sticky". along with all of the other search results on that page. My question was about 15" wheels and for 81 pages it talks about the proper 14" Tires. I just wanted to know what would be a good Tire combination for the 15" Sprintstars for my Bus, Thanks Again. |
"Search this forum" (found near the top left of that page) returned 4 matches for me just by searching sprintstars, I guess you didn't read through the whole thing _________________ Rust NEVER sleeps and stock never goes out of style.
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chabanais Samba Member
Joined: July 27, 2002 Posts: 4866
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Light Truck tires. If Hankook makes some, all the better. _________________ "I spud therefore I yam." |
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Randy in Maine Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2003 Posts: 34890 Location: The Beach
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Just how wide are the 15" rims? The rim offset is very important to know and is critical in the rear as there is not much extra room back there.
I run Vredestein Comtracs in the 205/65/15 size and they are just a squeak shorter than the stock 185R14 tires that are stock. There are some other tire options out there though (just not many).
Keep those 14" rims in the garage would be my suggestion. |
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nodrenim Samba Member
Joined: October 06, 2006 Posts: 843 Location: Dobson, North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Not meaning to steal the thread, but here in North Carolina, the rumor is going around that 14" tires are out of production. What are you guys hearing? Thanks, Don |
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crownline Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2010 Posts: 593 Location: Northwoods of WI
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:36 am Post subject: |
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195/50/15 will work fine and are actually smaller than original 14". they run about 22.8" in diameter and will fit 5.5 to 7" width rims. This is what I have on my 72'. |
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Blahpunk Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:57 am Post subject: |
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to see another bay in the Crown Town! _________________ www.westcoastcustoms.com |
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vw76westy Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 1584 Location: so cal
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:27 am Post subject: |
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just think..........
all this info could be posted in the tire sticky
& saved for the next person who reads the tire sticky _________________ order your BAY WINDOW T-SHIRT here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1526918
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:42 am Post subject: |
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vw76westy wrote: |
just think..........
all this info could be posted in the tire sticky
& saved for the next person who reads the tire sticky |
The tire sticky's a waste, hard to find anything useful for the chaff. A bunch of well titled individual post would be way way more useful. |
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67-1835 Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: CORONA, CA.
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Randy in Maine wrote: |
Just how wide are the 15" rims? The rim offset is very important to know and is critical in the rear as there is not much extra room back there.
I run Vredestein Comtracs in the 205/65/15 size and they are just a squeak shorter than the stock 185R14 tires that are stock. There are some other tire options out there though (just not many).
Keep those 14" rims in the garage would be my suggestion. |
Thanks for the response The wheels are the standard 5" or 5.5" Sprintstars and will be running on all four corners I was hoping to find 185's _________________ 1967 VW Sedan
1641cc
A-1 Exhaust
Duel K-Drones (hoping to find something better soon)
HaHa..new Motor 2074cc and forget the Kadds.
Webers now and what a ride
Just an Old Guy that can't seem to grow up....
Air Cooled VW's For Life.... |
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67-1835 Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: CORONA, CA.
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Wildthings wrote: |
vw76westy wrote: |
just think..........
all this info could be posted in the tire sticky
& saved for the next person who reads the tire sticky |
The tire sticky's a waste, hard to find anything useful for the chaff. A bunch of well titled individual post would be way way more useful. |
I agree, I read through almost all 81 pages and didn't find what I was looking for. Probably the info I wanted was on the pages I didn't read or I'm sure someone will come up with that. Thanks to everyone that responded. _________________ 1967 VW Sedan
1641cc
A-1 Exhaust
Duel K-Drones (hoping to find something better soon)
HaHa..new Motor 2074cc and forget the Kadds.
Webers now and what a ride
Just an Old Guy that can't seem to grow up....
Air Cooled VW's For Life.... |
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Batan Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2003 Posts: 1637 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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Wildthings wrote: |
vw76westy wrote: |
just think..........
all this info could be posted in the tire sticky
& saved for the next person who reads the tire sticky |
The tire sticky's a waste, hard to find anything useful for the chaff. A bunch of well titled individual post would be way way more useful. |
Ding, ding, ding ding! Somebody gets is! Stickies that broad defy the point of having a forum. Stickies are excellent for FAQ and initial info but on this forum it's way out of hand. _________________ '69 Riviera Bay
'03 20th Anniversary GTI
'74 Super Beetle
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TheShane Samba Member
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Blahpunk Samba Member
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tristessa Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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nodrenim wrote: |
t rumor is going around that 14" tires are out of production. What are you guys hearing? |
BF Goodrich just started making their All Terrain T/A KO in LT195/75R14 within the last year. Load Range D, good stiff sidewalls, rated for 1700+ lbs... |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Are you going to lower the bay with these tires and rims? That would look cool. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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slammedresto Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2006 Posts: 616 Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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heres my 70 westy with 15" sprints, 175/55 fronts, 185/65 rears
** tyre nazis i know they are not "proper" bus tyres**
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