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Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:58 pm

Awful. Replace the broken clips.[/quote]

OK OK, back to OE I go- EVERYONE, even neighbors and coworkers gave me hell on this one...

Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:16 am

I just bought some Audi wheels from a 1999 A4, they may need some center hole mods, but who cares, awesome wheels for el cheapo!

Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:45 pm

NO_H2O wrote: Audi 16x7's. Still need to lower it and paint it.

That could be my 73, almost, I need to get the wheels on it. :)

Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:55 pm

Hide the safety police from the women and children, we is going driving! Wait, no motor, damn. :x

Tue Nov 20, 2012 5:33 pm

Stuartzickefoose wrote: bugger101 wrote: Stuartzickefoose wrote: soon as i have a job, have my parents paid back for money they gave me (not asking for it back, but i want to surprise them) pay for college, settle a bit of minor debt, and the tires that i have wear out, im hoping to upgrade to a 16-17 inch tire, and at that point, ill throw BFGs on it if its still alive and running (hopefully.....). :D

dreaming is always fun...:(

sound alot like me at the moment :shock:

haha except you appear to have a reliable vehicle (ford focus) to drive to school...i drive the bus...:lol:

which saves money on lunch (cup noodles and propane stove :D)

sounds like me, only I sprung for the BFGs before university ate all my money and I found myself living in my car again. sure makes the commute shorter tho. And I am gonna miss those BFGs, they are moving on to a better home on a buddys bus up in NH, and will help fund my new rims and tires. got the rims, need some super thin spacers to make the centers work, and then I am off to order some tires for it.

Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:20 am

fusername wrote: Stuartzickefoose wrote: bugger101 wrote: Stuartzickefoose wrote: soon as i have a job, have my parents paid back for money they gave me (not asking for it back, but i want to surprise them) pay for college, settle a bit of minor debt, and the tires that i have wear out, im hoping to upgrade to a 16-17 inch tire, and at that point, ill throw BFGs on it if its still alive and running (hopefully.....). :D

dreaming is always fun...:(

sound alot like me at the moment :shock:

haha except you appear to have a reliable vehicle (ford focus) to drive to school...i drive the bus...:lol:

which saves money on lunch (cup noodles and propane stove :D)

sounds like me, only I sprung for the BFGs before university ate all my money and I found myself living in my car again. sure makes the commute shorter tho. And I am gonna miss those BFGs, they are moving on to a better home on a buddys bus up in NH, and will help fund my new rims and tires. got the rims, need some super thin spacers to make the centers work, and then I am off to order some tires for it.

I just last night bought a jetta....so im FINALLY able to drive another rig and start fixing up mine :D

Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:11 am

I clear my garage door opener by 2", fearful of what a set of BFGs would do to that.

That's all thats really holding me back, and waffling between the more old school knobby tires.

And the fuckin Hankooks just don't wear out.

Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:33 am

My BFGs were the now discontinued 27x8.5s, not much taller than stock, i think an inch and half, which means 1.25 taller car. you will be fine. Unless you go 31x10.5 :twisted:

Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:39 am

fusername wrote: My BFGs were the now discontinued 27x8.5s, not much taller than stock, i think an inch and half, which means 1.25 taller car. you will be fine. Unless you go 31x10.5 :twisted:

Wouldn't a 1 1/2 inch taller tire raise your bus 3/4 inch?

Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:17 pm

Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:59 pm

BBS wheels on my Bus

Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:49 am

Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:53 am

Red Fau Veh wrote:
Hide the safety police from the women and children, we is going driving! Wait, no motor, damn. :x

What size wheel are those. And did you have to do any mods....to install

Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:37 pm

Before and after the logging roads of Bumping Lake, WA.

Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:15 pm

75bus4/me wrote: Red Fau Veh wrote:
Hide the safety police from the women and children, we is going driving! Wait, no motor, damn. :x

What size wheel are those. And did you have to do any mods....to install On the rear you need to remove the two bolts that hold the brakes hub on, they are only there for the factory during assembly anyways so the drums stay put. On the front the centers need a small amount of dremmel work to clear the caps. They are 15" rims

Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:30 pm

johnwan wrote:

Do you have a 2.5 drop in the front and one click in the rear.
Thanks gerry

Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:10 pm

Do the og mercedes rims centers need hogging out to fit on a 77 bus or will they bolt right on?The rims i'm talking about are the same ones as the Go Westy rims?Any pics of a stock height Westy with the Fuch replicas anywhere?I couldn't find any:(

Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:30 pm

Ok I couldn’t wait to share.
I just picked these up on Craig’s list. $240 for all 4.The tires are 195/60/15. And are dry rotted. But the rims are going to be great. I will post again after they are on. My plan is to do a 2.5 drop spindle in the front and maybe one spline in the rear if needed. I will need tires, I was thinking 205 /65/ 15 to fill the fender well better after the drop. or maybe new 195 /70/15
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=C...;tab=Sizes

Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:37 pm

That looks real good, your bus is nice, did you see the wagenswest stuff on Clist? You could lower it alot with the kit the guy is selling.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:29 pm

Needs tires.