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kenshapiro2002 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 6:46 am Post subject: |
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All helpful guys. Thanks. _________________ Looking for a correct 1967 rear seat
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dirtkeeper Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2008 Posts: 3200 Location: Left of everywhere
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:42 am Post subject: |
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lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. thats where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear. |
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kenshapiro2002 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:41 am Post subject: |
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dirtkeeper wrote: |
lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. that's where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear. |
Yeah...but that's on stock meat. I was wondering about these fatties. I can see from your avatar that maybe you mean you're using stock pressures on fatties as well? _________________ Looking for a correct 1967 rear seat
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dirtkeeper Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2008 Posts: 3200 Location: Left of everywhere
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Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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kenshapiro2002 wrote: |
dirtkeeper wrote: |
lot of discussion on this subject in other threads. but specs for the beetle say about 18lbs front and 28 in the rear. that's where i start for street driving and works well for me. no hot spots or unusual wear. |
Yeah...but that's on stock meat. I was wondering about these fatties. I can see from your avatar that maybe you mean you're using stock pressures on fatties as well? |
7x15's on he front and 10 x 9.5 bfg's In the rear . Both will run even a few pounds less fine. |
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5388 Location: Holland, MI
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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I saw this at a the Michigan Fall Bug Run. Check out those rear tires! They were made by Goodyear who knows when. I didn't find any tread name on them, and the size was very worn down. Looked like 9.15-15. They were pretty big. Cool old cube knob tread pattern!
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=487021 |
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fishybastard Samba Member
Joined: May 13, 2013 Posts: 269 Location: Holland MI
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:31 am Post subject: |
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I think they were retreads. If you looked close at them you could see the cap on em. I fell in love with that thing by the way but it wasnt for sale |
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5388 Location: Holland, MI
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fishybastard Samba Member
Joined: May 13, 2013 Posts: 269 Location: Holland MI
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Me too! |
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:51 am Post subject: |
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If I build a rail, I'm going to make one of those death traps. _________________ Wash your hands
'69 Bug
'68 Baja Truck
'71 Bug
'68 Camper
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fishybastard Samba Member
Joined: May 13, 2013 Posts: 269 Location: Holland MI
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:58 am Post subject: |
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Ive seen a few on Craigslist near me but the boss is not having any of it! |
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InkyLewis Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2008 Posts: 93 Location: Lansing, Mi
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Not bad for a garage find, I tried to get him to sell it also, but no dice. Cool looking car. |
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kenshapiro2002 Samba Member
Joined: April 26, 2013 Posts: 1826 Location: Bawlmer Hon
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:24 am Post subject: |
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kenshapiro2002 wrote: |
I am new to the world of Bajas...bought mine three hours ago leaving Home Depot where I went for stuff for the '67 Deluxe microbus I've been restoring. I'm a Samba regular, just not on this thread. My newest toy has the B.F. Goodrich All Terrain TAs that seem to get favor on here (I read the first 2-3 pages of this thread). Forgive me for not plowing past page 3, but what kinda pressures should I generally be running on these at the front and rear? 235/75-15
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And...they rub on the body (not fenders) in front when I attempt anything close to full lock. Is that to be expected and tolerated, or is there a fix like spacing them out farther...smaller tires... ??? _________________ Looking for a correct 1967 rear seat
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:50 am Post subject: |
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My fix would be to lift it or widen the beam. Or switch the front fiberglass to a bug eye kit. Your tire rubbing is why I don't like that kit _________________ Wash your hands
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'68 Baja Truck
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kenshapiro2002 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Brian wrote: |
My fix would be to lift it or widen the beam. Or switch the front fiberglass to a bug eye kit. Your tire rubbing is why I don't like that kit |
Pretty sure it's rubbing on the body, not the kit. _________________ Looking for a correct 1967 rear seat
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Brian Samba Moderator
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:54 am Post subject: |
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oh, well then yea you can buy spacers. But the proper fix is to take a hammer to the wells to make room for when you're turning. _________________ Wash your hands
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'68 Baja Truck
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kenshapiro2002 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:13 am Post subject: |
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BFH...I like that kinda fix. _________________ Looking for a correct 1967 rear seat
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Vanapplebomb Samba Member
Joined: November 03, 2010 Posts: 5388 Location: Holland, MI
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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National XT Commando's. Hmm... Interesting. This is the 4th company I know of to produce tires similar to the original Gates tires. Funny, this is the only reproduction that I have seen which uses the XT Commando name. Gates must have sold the name to them, or it was made under license or something.
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Brian Samba Moderator
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sloboatnova Samba Member
Joined: September 20, 2009 Posts: 989 Location: Broken Arrow, Ok
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jsturtlebuggy Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 4496 Location: Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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The Sand Vipers are heavy and don't flex much. There is a guy on the Samba that tried using them on a beach in Mexico with his long wheel base buggy and just ended up getting stuck with them. Even with airing them down to almost nothing there was no side wall flex.
The ones Sand Tires Unlimited sell are a much better tire for the purpose, yes they are more expensive and worth it. _________________ Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
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