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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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dgsaz wrote: |
The BF Goodrich a/t is noted as a C rated
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Which BFG? The 27" version is NLA. _________________ nothing |
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dgsaz Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2008 Posts: 579 Location: Phoenix / San Diego
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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cdennisg wrote: |
dgsaz wrote: |
The BF Goodrich a/t is noted as a C rated
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Which BFG? The 27" version is NLA. |
The 215 75 15 are spec'd to be 27.6 |
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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dgsaz wrote: |
cdennisg wrote: |
dgsaz wrote: |
The BF Goodrich a/t is noted as a C rated
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Which BFG? The 27" version is NLA. |
The 215 75 15 are spec'd to be 27.6 |
OK, got it. I was thinking about the 27X8.5R14. As I recall, it measured just under 27" _________________ nothing |
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dgsaz Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2008 Posts: 579 Location: Phoenix / San Diego
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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I recently bought Grabbers in 205 and 215. I ended up buying from Tire Rack because Discount Tire told me that General Tire is no longer making those two sizes. When you go to the General Tires web page those sizes are missing, but the 14” is still available.
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kermie Samba Member
Joined: July 24, 2007 Posts: 39 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 2:17 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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My '62 Campmobile
Rear: Black Star Guyane R14
Front: Insa Turbo Dakar R14
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1964 Swedish Police sold
1965 Double Door Panel sold
1966 Sundail Camper sold |
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Buggeee Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 4419 Location: Stuck in Ohio
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sled Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 6179
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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Malokin Martin wrote: |
What’s the best 205-75-R15 available these days?
OR what’s the biggest size R15 available that will fit stock flat fenders without rubbing? |
215/75r15 fits without rubbing, but will require deflating the tire to install in the rear of an early bus. _________________ drive your split. |
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SunburntLobster Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2020 Posts: 20 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2022 7:29 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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1963 OG panel with 205/70 R15 Goodyear Wrangler AT meats.
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Larmo63 Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2015 Posts: 338 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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15” BFGs on my ‘61 singlecab, issues at all _________________ Lawrence
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‘61 Mango Green Single Cab
'62 Pearl White Ragtop sedan
'66 Ruby Red Cabriolet
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T Crane Samba Member
Joined: March 25, 2004 Posts: 34
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:04 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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1967 Single Cab, stock height, Maxxis Buckshot Mudder II MT-764 LT 27X8.50R14 95Q C 6 Ply Mud M/T tires, black powder coated rims, hubcap clips removed, Krylon "pewter" painted drums, 4oz of balance beads inside each tire.
_________________ Most of us come to the internet to GAIN information. . . . But it turned out that 'expertise' was based on the number of posts a person made rather than their knowledge.
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1263 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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Please post more of your truck! |
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Tim MacDonald Samba Member
Joined: October 11, 2004 Posts: 1346 Location: Edmonton alberta
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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I have a stock height 1961 so34. When I bought the bus it had 14” on it and I plan on keeping those for now. I’m wondering if anyone is running the general grabbers 27x8.5x14 on an earlier bus with the flat rear fenders? I have been going through this thread and see lots of people running them on the later split busses but read they are a tight fit on those ones so just want to confirm they will fit.
_________________ 61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
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66 dormi Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2006 Posts: 606 Location: Ontario Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:22 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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Any one running the Yokohama Geolander 215/75/15 They seem like a great tire but I’m unsure if they will fit at 8.5 wide and 27.7 tall🤔🤔🤔 _________________ DORMOBILE TOP WANTED!!!!
1978 westy daily driver
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AJBLAIR Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2012 Posts: 27 Location: Nor-Cal
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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I figure you folks are the right dudes to ask... Is anyone running disk brakes on their big meat busses? Can the disk brake conversions handle our off road tom foolery? I like taking my bus down some pretty heinous back roads so I need durability but also would love some modern stopping power for my heavy ass camper bus.
Any info is appreciated. _________________ Austin
OG Paint Split Bus Connoisseur
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20278 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:43 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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I don't have a disc brake bus, but I can pretty much guarantee discs will be fine, and likely much better in off road driving than drums. Mostly due to wet stopping ability. _________________ nothing |
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silkvw Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 453 Location: Elgin, TX
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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I figure you folks are the right dudes to ask... Is anyone running disk brakes on their big meat busses? Can the disk brake conversions handle our off road tom foolery? I like taking my bus down some pretty heinous back roads so I need durability but also would love some modern stopping power for my heavy ass camper bus.
Any info is appreciated. |
I have disc brakes on the front of my '59 bus, no problems. 24K+ miles so far, 4 trips to Big Bend and one to New Mexico for off road driving. 14" wheels, tight fit for the rears. Handook Vantra LT 185R14C up front and General Grabers AT2 27 x 8.5 R 14 LT rear.
And, you don't have to adjust the disc brakes. _________________ '64 single cab Big Bend Bus Bash 2015 '16
'59 camper BBBB 2017 '18 '19 '20 '22 New Mexico
'70 Ghia........Bonneville,........TX Mile,........142 mph......(sold)
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phatbus Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 314 Location: Hendo
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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Sharing my plans. I'm in the process of raising my bus back up to stock height. Haven't read this whole thread, but I've been through about the last 20 pages, which have been very helpful for sure.
My bus is a '66 Standard, but I'm going to be putting these earlier 15 inch bus wheels on it because I like the look a whole lot more, and they have a fair amount of original paint still on them, which will (sort of) match my bus. I was happy to learn elsewhere in this thread (and with a link to another thread) that the offset between crow and non-crow 15s is minimal. I was also happy to learn that some buses DID come with a mix on them, because I wondered about exactly that, because these wheels were allegedly all pulled from the same bus that sat in a field for decades, they're all either January or February 1959, but there are 3 crow and 2 non-crow.
My plan is to put the non-crow on the rear, crow on the front, and crow as a spare. I prefer the slightly narrower look for tires, and I'm paranoid about rubbing the spring plate, so I'm going with 205 rather than 215. I'm going to be ordering a set of General Grabber 205/75R15 from Discount Tire. Walmart was cheaper, but, Discount responded almost immediately to the price match request - about $128/tire.
Related - I originally ordered some 215 BFGs, and then Discount said they exceeded DOT parameters, so they wouldn't mount them. I canceled that order and came back here to do more reading before settling on a new plan. From what I can tell, even a stock size/equivalent tire for those 4 1/2 inch wheels now exceeds DOT allowances. Silly, right? So once I get the tires, I'll have to take them somewhere else to have them mounted.
Hopefully it'll all go well and I'll be back in the coming weeks with before and after pics of the bus.
*EDIT* Discount Tire didn't have any. Ordered from Walmart.
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John Ghia Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2004 Posts: 282
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:43 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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944 disk brakes upfront _________________ BUS BOYZ |
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1215 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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Lot of work before these hit the road but needed tires to push it around while working on it
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7050 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Large tire/big meats - Stock suspension Bus thread |
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challomoner wrote: |
Lot of work before these hit the road but needed tires to push it around while working on it
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i found mounting my mirrors the other way is much better
tires look meaty _________________ regards
Uli
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