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Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:46 am

All helpful guys. Thanks.

Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:42 am

lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. thats where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear.

Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:41 am

dirtkeeper wrote: lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. that's where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear.

Yeah...but that's on stock meat. I was wondering about these fatties. I can see from your avatar that maybe you mean you're using stock pressures on fatties as well?

Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:34 pm

kenshapiro2002 wrote: dirtkeeper wrote: lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. that's where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear.

Yeah...but that's on stock meat. I was wondering about these fatties. I can see from your avatar that maybe you mean you're using stock pressures on fatties as well?

7x15's on he front and 10 x 9.5 bfg's In the rear . Both will run even a few pounds less fine.

Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:27 pm

I saw this at a the Michigan Fall Bug Run. Check out those rear tires! They were made by Goodyear who knows when. I didn't find any tread name on them, and the size was very worn down. Looked like 9.15-15. They were pretty big. Cool old cube knob tread pattern!

Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:31 am

I think they were retreads. If you looked close at them you could see the cap on em. I fell in love with that thing by the way but it wasnt for sale :(

Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:43 am

Man, so did I. I'm a sucker for those old school buggies.

Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:49 am

Me too!

Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:51 am

If I build a rail, I'm going to make one of those death traps.

Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:58 am

Ive seen a few on Craigslist near me but the boss is not having any of it!

Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:44 am

Not bad for a garage find, I tried to get him to sell it also, but no dice. Cool looking car.

Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:24 am

kenshapiro2002 wrote: I am new to the world of Bajas...bought mine three hours ago leaving Home Depot where I went for stuff for the '67 Deluxe microbus I've been restoring. I'm a Samba regular, just not on this thread. My newest toy has the B.F. Goodrich All Terrain TAs that seem to get favor on here (I read the first 2-3 pages of this thread). Forgive me for not plowing past page 3, but what kinda pressures should I generally be running on these at the front and rear? 235/75-15

And...they rub on the body (not fenders) in front when I attempt anything close to full lock. Is that to be expected and tolerated, or is there a fix like spacing them out farther...smaller tires... ???

Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:50 am

My fix would be to lift it or widen the beam. Or switch the front fiberglass to a bug eye kit. Your tire rubbing is why I don't like that kit

Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:52 am

Brian wrote: My fix would be to lift it or widen the beam. Or switch the front fiberglass to a bug eye kit. Your tire rubbing is why I don't like that kit

Pretty sure it's rubbing on the body, not the kit.

Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:54 am

oh, well then yea you can buy spacers. But the proper fix is to take a hammer to the wells to make room for when you're turning.

Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:13 am

BFH...I like that kinda fix.

Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:57 pm

National XT Commando's. Hmm... Interesting. This is the 4th company I know of to produce tires similar to the original Gates tires. Funny, this is the only reproduction that I have seen which uses the XT Commando name. Gates must have sold the name to them, or it was made under license or something.

Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:12 pm

So, I'm looking at getting some Sand Viper I desert explorer tires. I found some used ones at a great price, are they worth getting for the dunes? For a baja, not rail.

These kinds:
http://www.mooreparts.com/3458-TIRE-LR-X1200/

Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:25 pm

I've heard good things. I plan on getting a set some day.

Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:20 pm

The Sand Vipers are heavy and don't flex much. There is a guy on the Samba that tried using them on a beach in Mexico with his long wheel base buggy and just ended up getting stuck with them. Even with airing them down to almost nothing there was no side wall flex.
The ones Sand Tires Unlimited sell are a much better tire for the purpose, yes they are more expensive and worth it.