Tire size for a 1972 panel van with wagons west slambay kit

[nanook3444]

Every picture of a lowered van seems to be a splitty. Want to know if you can use 205/60/15 with the 3.25 rear drop. Tires will be going on a Cosmic rim 15 x 5.5. Suggestions!

[SGKent]

suggestion - use the lowering or tire sticky.
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[busmania]

Might be pushing it. I used 185/55/15 and couldn’t be happier though I may go next size bigger (195?) to get a little more gearing at highway speed. Here’s the thread. Get to know it well. 205 probably ok in rear but I make no promises and gonna be tall in front depending on how low you go with adjustments on the beam.

If you go with 205’s, PLEASE update the lowering sticky. Always good to have real use data in there. I’d be curious too as like I said, I may buy a slightly taller tire.

The sticky thread has tire size calculators. Then ya gotta measure.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...start=4560