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Bryan67
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My 68 has 3.5 drop plates, Flat Four/Enkie 5 spoke wheels and 185/65x15 tires and had maybe 1/8 inch of clearance. I had to pull the fender wells out by hand for clearance. It works but barely.
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GLHTurbo
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Anyone ever put 16" fuchs on a non-lowered bus? Does it look horrible?
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Bryan67
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I think that on any VW that isn`t lowered looks funny with custom wheels.
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GLHTurbo
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| Bryan67 wrote: |
| I think that on any VW that isn`t lowered looks funny with custom wheels. |
I think you're right.
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mtb7001
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| Anyone ever put 16" fuchs on a non-lowered bus? Does it look horrible? |
http://www.busselecta.com/bus/
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ricosworld
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Very cool link, now I sit here and wish I had more buses. 
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sebuno
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Front :
175-55-15 Conti
Dropped spindles + sway a way
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185-65-15 Bridgestone
1968 Bay IRS Conversion |
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OldVolks67
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Front :
175-55-15 Conti
Dropped spindles + sway a way
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185-65-15 Bridgestone
1968 Bay IRS Conversion |
How do the front tires ride? I am currently running pirellis 195/60/15 and rub way too much up front! I have been looking for 175/55/15 size tire and they are hard to come by in my area. Plus they keep telling me the load rating isn't sufficient. Might have to buy them online and hope someone will mount and
balance the new tires.
I Could use 195/50/15 but I read in here they rubbed for someone else.... |
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kingsfanrob
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I'm running 185/55 in the front and have no rubbing issues. Spindles on a stock width beam.
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GarryA
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I'm running 185/55 in the front and have no rubbing issues. Spindles on a stock width beam.
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What size and setup are you running in the rear?
And those fronts are 14"?
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el jeffe
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Wagenswest flipped spindles
5" narrowed/adjustable beam with wagenswest byob kit
175/55 up front
165/80 in the back
Wagenswest adjustable spring plates
68 beetle trans
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Smooth60
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4'5 Narrowed beam
Flipped spindles
Steering box raise
Narrowed rear torsion housing
Adjustable sping plates
15x4,5 Fuchs 155/60
15x5,5 Fuchs 205/65
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mandraks
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put them on and post some pictures
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kingsfanrob
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I'm running 185/55 in the front and have no rubbing issues. Spindles on a stock width beam.
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What size and setup are you running in the rear?
And those fronts are 14"? |
15" Crowsfeet. Rear has drop plates from Old Speed with 185/65's. 67 bug trans with machined early bus drums. |
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electronictofu
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I'm finishing my front end build and moving to the fun stuff. I have a couple things I'd like some advice on, if you would 
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My bus came with a Ghia Trans 4.12 Swing Axle (seems healthy but I'd still take it somewhere to check it checked out if I use it, Im not much of a trans guy). My specs are below, Im curious if 4.12 is too tall. Worth investing in a 3.88 trans? Sounds like it may be a little better for freeway and acceleration from what I've seen. My main goal, driving it a lot and being able to pass grandmas on the freeway when needed. Light hills and long trips during the summer.
I don't have a motor! I followed a nice 1600SP build on here with dual kadrons. May go that route, or getting into a 1776.
Rear 195/65/15's
Fronts 165/50/15's
4" narrowed adjustable beam with welded spindles
Offset spring plates from Wide Five
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cdennisg
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I'm finishing my front end build and moving to the fun stuff. I have a couple things I'd like some advice on, if you would
Main Q-
My bus came with a Ghia Trans 4.12 Swing Axle (seems healthy but I'd still take it somewhere to check it checked out if I use it, Im not much of a trans guy). My specs are below, Im curious if 4.12 is too tall. Worth investing in a 3.88 trans? Sounds like it may be a little better for freeway and acceleration from what I've seen. My main goal, driving it a lot and being able to pass grandmas on the freeway when needed. Light hills and long trips during the summer.
I don't have a motor! I followed a nice 1600SP build on here with dual kadrons. May go that route, or getting into a 1776.
Rear 195/65/15's
Fronts 165/50/15's
4" narrowed adjustable beam with welded spindles
Offset spring plates from Wide Five
1.5" steering box raise |
You left out the year of your bus, and what kind of weight it needs to haul around. (empty panel, or loaded Westy)
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WideFive
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This is a general statement, but run the 4.12R&P, something smaller than a 2liter with a 3.88 R&P isn't going to pull hills well.
I've done 1,000+ mile trips with a 3.88 and a built 1600, it wasn't that fun. Same trans and a 2276, those trips were fun, ha, ha.
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electronictofu
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This is a general statement, but run the 4.12R&P, something smaller than a 2liter with a 3.88 R&P isn't going to pull hills well.
I've done 1,000+ mile trips with a 3.88 and a built 1600, it wasn't that fun. Same trans and a 2276, those trips were fun, ha, ha. |
It's a 65' 13 window. I'll haul stuff here and there, but mostly building it as a normal driver, empty for the most part.
Cool, so smaller builds are generally good for a 4.12 in this situation. What breaks down to a 2Liter? 1915cc-ish? |
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joe56vw
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This is a general statement, but run the 4.12R&P, something smaller than a 2liter with a 3.88 R&P isn't going to pull hills well.
I've done 1,000+ mile trips with a 3.88 and a built 1600, it wasn't that fun. Same trans and a 2276, those trips were fun, ha, ha. |
It's a 65' 13 window. I'll haul stuff here and there, but mostly building it as a normal driver, empty for the most part.
Cool, so smaller builds are generally good for a 4.12 in this situation. What breaks down to a 2Liter? 1915cc-ish? |
1L ==1000cc 1.6L==1600cc and so on
My last bus was a stock 4:12 tranny with a mild 1776cc and it ran great fully loaded or empty
But i was also running 205/65/15 on 5.5" wide rims in the rear if you run a smaller tire combo it will change the ratio
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