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Fred_e81
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Location: El Paso, Tx
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Just mounted a temp tire on my spare 15x5 EMPI BRM. Just wanted to put it on here as a reference in case someone wanted to do the same. I was curious if it was possible and well, it is.
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AceHH
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Joined: April 24, 2014
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Location: Between Hamburg and Haiti
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| Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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Thanks for the Info.
Hope it is allowed here in Germany too.
I run 145s in Front. |
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jason
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Location: Garage
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| What about a side shot to see how it fits that way. |
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Fred_e81
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Location: El Paso, Tx
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| jason wrote: |
| What about a side shot to see how it fits that way. |
I'll take one in the morning. |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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I have a pair of these tires in my barn that came off the front of a '66 squareback, if anybody wants some?
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Fred_e81
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Location: El Paso, Tx
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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| Fred_e81 wrote: |
| jason wrote: |
| What about a side shot to see how it fits that way. |
I'll take one in the morning. |
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Ace
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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| fools used to run 125 temps in the 80s all the time. I always thought they were nuts. |
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Erik G
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:45 am Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| Ace wrote: |
| fools used to run 125 temps in the 80s all the time. I always thought they were nuts. |
football guy in HS had a bad ass elcamino, and a 56 oval. Slammed with pulled torsion bars, 145's on the back, temps on the front, and only 3 lug nuts on each wheel. WTF? HoodRide before it even existed, early 90's
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RGoose
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| Yeah, I've seen people run temps and they look super sketchy. I haven't seen one blow yet, but I've heard the horror stories. Fred looks like he has the right idea, use it for what it was meant for, a temporary spare. |
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candyflame73
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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| Didn't he state it was for his spare? Lots of modern cars have skinny "Temps" as a spare tire. |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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Yes he was using one for a spare, but this '66 sunroof square from Oroville, CA had 125X70 & 145X60 on OG Fuchs when we bought it. 
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EVfun
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2017 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: 125/80/15 |
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I've seen a few Bugs running T105/70D15 temporary spares. That is a tiny tire, about 3-1/4 inch tread width and 20 inches tall.
Even the "regular" passenger tire size P135R15 makes for sketchy handling on the front of a Bug. I found the P155/60R15 handles lot better, and is shorter, than a 135.
Through specialty tire shops you can get a "regular" passenger tire in the P125R15 size. I don't recommend such a narrow tread tire, but at least it is not a temporary spare.
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