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muravr
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Location: Italy
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bagged59
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Joined: February 06, 2011
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Location: Burbank, CA
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I can finally post here! After 3.5 years it is put together and driving.
-Front beam narrowed 4" and bagged (custom single cantilever setup)
-2.5" drop spindles w/ discs
-145/65 Continentals on 4.5" chrome Fuchs replicas
-Rear air ride kit from Airkewld
-1/2" spacers
-165/80 Kumhos on 5.5" chrome Fuchs replicas
All the way up (75psi front, 125psi rear), could probably get some more height out of the rear when I hook up my 150psi compressors
Comfortable ride height (25psi front, 80psi rear), no rubbing while turning, smooth ride
Laid out
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dyx
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Location: Germany
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Build 11-1958 |
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Goshen
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Location: Miami. FL & Cartagena
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EverettB 
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Location: Phoenix Metro
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Slick39
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Location: Dallas Ga
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Any Issues scrubbing nice set up how low do you have the Adjuster set |
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jaconty
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Joined: June 19, 2014
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Location: Poland
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wheels custom empi lemmerz sprinstar 5"x17" 6"x17" 165/40/17 195/40/17
suspension airride system
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onetuza
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Joined: June 20, 2012
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Location: Sebastian, FL
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Wheels: Powder coated 5.5 x 15 wide 5, front & rear, w/ 3/8" spacers on rear.
Rear Tires: 195/75R15 American Classic from Coker
Front Tires: 165R15 American Classic from Coker
Suspension: Stock w/ camber compensator.
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riverstream
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Joined: December 18, 2011
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Location: Sweden
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P6210009 by riverstream.se, on Flickr
P6210006 by riverstream.se, on Flickr
My oval 1956 from Sweden
Wheels: some kind of old "slot-mags"
Adapterplates front&back
front wheels 155/65-14
back wheels 175/65-14
frontbeam shortened about 8 inches double adjusters and dropped spindles
the back lowered 2 inner splines |
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Buscowboy
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Location: South Coast, England
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:37 pm Post subject: L41 Tyres & Rims |
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Here are my newly aqiured Firestone F560-15 2 3/4" Wide White Crossply tyres, mounted on the OG paint Slate Grey/Stone Beige rims. NOS red hub cap trim rings.
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Frank Bassman
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Location: Miami
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Hey guys, some really nice combinations out there! I see a lot of lowering and widening rims and stuff, but is there anyone running 205/75/ R15's in the back of an otherwise stock IRS bug on 4.5" stock steelies? I'm considering doing 165 80 R15 in the front with 205/75/15 in the back in order to lower cruising RPM a little bit and maybe even gain a few mpg's but I haven't seen pictures or read testimony of anyone who's done this! Anyone? Any input, and especially pictures of that done, would be greatly appreciated!
By the way, my car.
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Texas1960
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Here's my '60 euro
Front
4" narrowed, adjustable beam with drop spindles
165/60-15 tires on stock smoothies
Rear
2 outer splines
165-15 tires on stock smoothies
Extended and notched spring plates
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VDub Rising
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I wanted to keep the "original" look - just spice it up a little.
The front is 2 1/2" lower with dropped spindles. The rear is about 2" lower by moving the spring plates one outer notch up (1 click).
It rides great. Feels more stable on the straights and in corners.
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Does anybody know if this would rub? I love stock but I also like a little bit lower. |
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gitchesum
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Location: North Cali
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Here is the suspension on my '65
Front
2in. narrowed beam
2.5in. drop spindles
Stock Smoothies
145/15
Rear
Down 1 Outer Spline
Stock Smoothies
165/15
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I wouldn't change anything on this bug...OK maybe the owner.
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midman914
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I love the look of your car. Could you please tell me how wide the rims are?
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bluenellie
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Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: just a little |
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| Atlantic wrote: |
I wanted to keep the "original" look - just spice it up a little.
The front is 2 1/2" lower with dropped spindles. The rear is about 2" lower by moving the spring plates one outer notch up (1 click).
It rides great. Feels more stable on the straights and in corners.
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I'm also curious....are those stock tires with dropped spindles? I just bought a '64 with dropped spindles and I'd just as soon run stock tires front and rear so they can be rotated if that's a possibility. Otherwise torn between staggered tire sizes or replacing the spindles with stock.... |
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VDub Rising
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Location: Fort Worth, Tx
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| Im not an expert but it looks like they are stock to me. I would love to do this to my 60 but I want to make sure the front will clear the fenders without having to narrow the beam some. |
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riverstream
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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I love the look of your car. Could you please tell me how wide the rims are? |
Thanks, rims are 5,3/4 inch wide all around. |
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Len K
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Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:56 am Post subject: 66 with EMPI BRM Repops |
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Empi BRM's 15X5 front and rear
165/80/15 front and rear
Stock ride height front and rear
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Split 1
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Location: Adelaide. South australia
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I planning on running 5 inch BRW's on the front of a stock beam with adjusters
Would 155/65 be OK or 165/65?
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