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DavidWymore Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2014 Posts: 121 Location: SoCal near Glamis
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5389 Location: Holland, MI
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 4:03 am Post subject: |
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Depends what for.
It would be a fantastic tire for a woods buggy, but I'v never seen a V-lug or similar kind of tread design that didn't dig a hole to china at our local dunes. _________________ 1800 Type 4 Berrien 295
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warwgn Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2014 Posts: 260 Location: central Mississippi
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Anybody running a 30x9.5R15? Thinking that is what I can get away with w runningwith out rrubbing the torsion cap. Would pprefer 31x10.5 but not sure what to get to eliminate the long sticking out cap of a 72 IRS. |
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DavidWymore Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2014 Posts: 121 Location: SoCal near Glamis
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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warwgn wrote: |
Anybody running a 30x9.5R15? Thinking that is what I can get away with w runningwith out rrubbing the torsion cap. Would pprefer 31x10.5 but not sure what to get to eliminate the long sticking out cap of a 72 IRS. |
Wheel spacers? |
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warwgn Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2014 Posts: 260 Location: central Mississippi
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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I am really thinking that just to get cheaper chevy wheels in 15x8. |
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dirtkeeper Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2008 Posts: 3200 Location: Left of everywhere
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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warwgn wrote: |
Anybody running a 30x9.5R15? Thinking that is what I can get away with w runningwith out rrubbing the torsion cap. Would pprefer 31x10.5 but not sure what to get to eliminate the long sticking out cap of a 72 IRS. |
I'm running a 30x 9.5 BFG all terrain. i have short torsions but it looks like there is still plenty of room left. The BFG's only measure 28.5 " i think my rims are 8 " wide. |
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warwgn Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2014 Posts: 260 Location: central Mississippi
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, I am looking at the Yokohama Geolanders in 30x9.5, gonna go that size all around so I can have a spare that fits anywhere. Just need to work out which wheels to get. |
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SplitPersonality Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2004 Posts: 630 Location: Norway
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:11 am Post subject: |
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Great thread!
Does anybody know what tyres is/was on the Steve MqQueen buggy as pictured below?
And - does anybody reproduce them and/or make something like them?
Thanks in forehand!
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warwgn Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2014 Posts: 260 Location: central Mississippi
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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Well changed my mind, went with Dunlop Mud Rovers, 30x9.5R15 got a set of 5 coming. The geolanders were directional and just didnt want to mess with that since I will be driving a lot so rotating tires will need to be done alot. |
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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The ones above appear to be goodyear tires. I checked their site and it doesn't look like they make anything close to that anymore. I dunno.
They have similar looks to General Grabber though. _________________ Wash your hands
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jsturtlebuggy Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 4496 Location: Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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The tires on the Baja Boot are GoodYears. They were used from what I remember on off hi-way construction vehicles. They cam in several sizes. I remember my Dad have a pair of them. They were made with Rayon cord. I don't remember how they work in the dirt or sand.
I do remember they weigh more than other tires as compared to Armstrong street legal floatation tires. _________________ Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
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warwgn Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2014 Posts: 260 Location: central Mississippi
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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All set, 30x9.5R15 all the way around and a spare.......just need to finish the build up so I can put them on and see how it sits.
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bikesndbugs Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2015 Posts: 218 Location: san diego
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:49 am Post subject: |
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illl be lifting the rear of my bug soon and was wondering what tire size would fit well in rear ive got wheels so i can go wider i believe they are 8 inches wide.
stock 1600 dp swing axel
and front tires what would fit on stock bj with cut fenders and stock wheels no lift? |
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B-Rock106 Samba Member
Joined: June 19, 2015 Posts: 30 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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warwgn wrote: |
All set, 30x9.5R15 all the way around and a spare.......just need to finish the build up so I can put them on and see how it sits.
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What rim set-up do you plan on going with? Want to do this on my sand rail. |
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mtnroads Samba Member
Joined: December 06, 2006 Posts: 403 Location: Minkler, CA
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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31x10.5x15 on my burro with stock trailing arms, pretty darn close.
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fatmatt650 Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2008 Posts: 188 Location: Pacifica, Ca
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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I need new tires for the front of my baja squareback. The old ones are 195/75 r15 Goodyear Wranglers but they don't make them anymore and I can't find anything else this size either. The 195's rub a bit at full lock so I don't wanna go any bigger although I do have some wheel spacers that I could install. Any recommendations on a similar tire? It is used primarily on the road but I do want keep that chunky, off road look and will be using it off road once in a while.
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5389 Location: Holland, MI
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Tires Tires Tires |
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Scored some new never used Mickey Thompson Mini Mag tires at a the Michigan Buggy Builders show and swap meet. Nice looking tires. Surprisingly not all that heavy for their size.
_________________ 1800 Type 4 Berrien 295
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67 bugger Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2011 Posts: 38 Location: Salina Kansas
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: Tires Tires Tires |
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What's the biggest tire size I can run on a 1969 Baja? |
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1fastbigguy Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2012 Posts: 310 Location: Ojai, CA
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johnysnyd Samba Member
Joined: March 21, 2012 Posts: 83 Location: Wyoming
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Tires Tires Tires |
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What is the best place to buy wheels? I am looking for a cheap set of 15x7 0r 15x8 4 lug wheels to put on for when I am not in the sand. they need to be high offset so that they will clear my shocks. I am currently running stock arms with shocks mounted to the top of the arm over the bearing. _________________ my build thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5953836#5953836 |
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