14" wheels and tires, whos running them

john7

interested in tires sizes people are running on 14" on their buggies.
i just got a brand new 1975 Corsair buggy.
its never had a hole drilled in it and has been stored since it was new.
i haev some old school 14" big wheels that i am going to put on it but want some opinions on tire size. it will be a street buggy so im thinking something 60 series in the front and 70 series in the rear???

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tat99 · Samba Member Joined: March 27, 2007 Posts: 8

when you look at the pic of the corsair emblem it looks like
manx paw prints , trying to put its mark on it too.
nice find, please send more pics of the build as you go.

lostinbaja · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:19 am Post subject:

Nice find!
Here are a couple pictures of a friend's buggy with 14's on all 4.

Here is a friend sitting in his Corsair buggy:

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Endoboy · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:40 am Post subject:

I was running 14s, and had 185/60R 14s on the 5x14 wheels. Rode like it was on rails, but I wanted to switch to 70 series for off-road capability, so I switched to 5.5x13s with 185/70R 13s.
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EMPIImp69 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:47 am Post subject:

You have more tire and rim selection with 15's though.
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plasticman1432 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:08 am Post subject:

Mine has 14's on the front, and 15's on the rear; it really adds to the "big n' little" look

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Endoboy · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:33 am Post subject:

Great pictures, guys, but John7 was looking to find out what tire sizes you're running on your 14" wheels. Confused

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GTMike · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

john7 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject:

thanks for the pictures and sizes guys
i think im gonna try to find something a bit taller for the rear.

any one got any extra side pods?
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Yellermanx · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:44 am Post subject:

lostinbaja · Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject:

How about big 15 inchers on front and even bigger 15 inchers on the rear.

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