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BeeDubyaBugz 
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Location: Colorado
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 Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:28 pm Post subject: Quick front spare tire well/ tire questions |
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Hi,
I have searched the forums only to find many answers to questions about spare 14" tires, or the debate on original sizing... I have a 64 bus with 15" rims with 195/70's on them. I need to buy a spare tire to fit behind the seats so it needs to fit well enough that it doesn't mess up the new interior i put in nor the seat positioning. Anyone have the optimal size of replacments? i hate to buy a tire only to find out that its too small when i get a flat or too big and won't fit... Thanks for all the help!
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kombisutra
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| Your 21 won't argue at all if you pop a beetle 165 on your good, hot, horny and sexy 15 spare. I actually prefer and seek vintage bias ply tires for my spares, as they fit all day long and don't interfere with the seat or look out of place when you need it, as all spares back in the day were bias plies. Cracks don't bother me either as I've torture tested so many Jurassic period bias plies, cracks are rarely the condition to be concerned with. But if you want to play it super legit, any beetle in the junk yard has 4 165 radials and 1 bias ply for you to consider. |
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EverettB
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BeeDubyaBugz
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help!
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1963 bug sedan
1963 ragtop bug
1965 Bug convertible
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1974 sun bug |
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BeeDubyaBugz
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So i have run into a problem. The rim i have is too pitted to get the 165R15 tire to seat. It is a tubeless radial tire, and i haven't been able to locate another rim yet. I hate to be left without a spare in the mean time so what are the thoughts of putting a radial tube in the tire for a temp. fix?
Thanks for the help.
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1964 21 window
1963 bug sedan
1963 ragtop bug
1965 Bug convertible
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1969 bug autostick
1974 sun bug |
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grizpdx
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| I was debating on whether or not to ask this same question for the last 24 hours or so, but had already got an answer via other source. Going Everett's route with a 165R15 for my '61 as well... if anyone gives a rip. Probably not. |
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kombisutra
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| BeeDubyaBugz wrote: |
So i have run into a problem. The rim i have is too pitted to get the 165R15 tire to seat. It is a tubeless radial tire, and i haven't been able to locate another rim yet. I hate to be left without a spare in the mean time so what are the thoughts of putting a radial tube in the tire for a temp. fix?
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Ain't never seen a rim too pitted for a bead to seat. Tricks I use: Aggressively wire wheel the corrosion off. I wire brush the bead where it meets the rim in hard cases too. Next, I use liberal soap, but if it's really proving to be a hard seating tire, I'll actually use engine oil on the bead (NOT SAFE) use some other kind of oil. Finally, if you still can't get the tire to seat, take a ratchet strap and wrap it around the circumference and ratchet the tire down onto the rim and fill it. CAUTION! This redneck method works great, but as soon as the tire starts filling, you must release the tension on the ratchet strap or it will break the strap possibly causing serious injury. Give these ideas a try, and if all that doesn't fly, the good old inner tube will work just as well. |
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Culito
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I just have the tire shop use that bead sealer gunk my mine, otherwise I end up with slow, annoying leaks.
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krusher
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| BeeDubyaBugz wrote: |
So i have run into a problem. The rim i have is too pitted to get the 165R15 tire to seat. It is a tubeless radial tire, and i haven't been able to locate another rim yet. I hate to be left without a spare in the mean time so what are the thoughts of putting a radial tube in the tire for a temp. fix?
Thanks for the help. |
put a tube in it 
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