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67 Shane Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 1080 Location: Losing my mind in Charlotte, N.C.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: 145/65/15 on chromies |
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Will 145/65/15's fit on some Chromie rims? I need some shorter tires as Im running 165's on a lowered Beetle and I rub everything. _________________ -OstKüste-
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ivsamhell Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2006 Posts: 858 Location: hesperiaCA
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:28 am Post subject: |
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well it depends on the width. i've ran them from stock 4's to 5.5s. |
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TC/TeamEvil Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 1769
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Easy fit, no problem at all. |
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67 Shane Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 1080 Location: Losing my mind in Charlotte, N.C.
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: |
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Just what I needed to know. Thanks guys. Im gonna go to Tirerack and order some now. Appreciate all the help. Have a great day yall! _________________ -OstKüste-
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Kuncle I am Kyle Deese
Joined: June 08, 2005 Posts: 1284 Location: Greer...South Carolina...
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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EW dont do that.. not on a beetle... Get 165-45s they look so much better.. on a beetle with 145-65s your pan head can be on the ground and there will be wheel gap at the top of the wheel _________________ Ost Kuste. |
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ivsamhell Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2006 Posts: 858 Location: hesperiaCA
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Kuncle wrote: |
EW dont do that.. not on a beetle... Get 165-45s they look so much better.. on a beetle with 145-65s your pan head can be on the ground and there will be wheel gap at the top of the wheel |
you've got it backwards. 165/45 is lower profile than 145/65. 165/45s are hideous. they work to get busses down, but agreed they need to stay off bugs. |
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luckystiff Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 2252 Location: hickory,nc
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: |
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ivsamhell wrote: |
Kuncle wrote: |
EW dont do that.. not on a beetle... Get 165-45s they look so much better.. on a beetle with 145-65s your pan head can be on the ground and there will be wheel gap at the top of the wheel |
you've got it backwards. 165/45 is lower profile than 145/65. 165/45s are hideous. they work to get busses down, but agreed they need to stay off bugs. |
yep ivsamhell has it right 165/45/15 is the WORST choice for a type1. in fact i think they aren't really all that great for type2s either. if you set up your suspension with tire size in mind to begin with you can get many better choices than either of the two mentioned above. 175/55/15 and 185/55/15 are two that top my list. the 175/55 is about the same overall diameter as a 125r15 and the 185/55 is between a 125 and 135. couple either of those with a 195/65/15 for the rear and you've got a set up that lets you get as low as you want but hav e much better footprint on the road...ken.... _________________ ITMC
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