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Tire size ideas?
I have a 75 Baja just about completed and a set of Empi 8 spoke rims handy.
Was going to weld in adjusters this weekend and raise the rear a couple of inches too. Anyone have any comments/ideas on a good tire size that will fit all 4 corners on these rims? Looking to get a moderate light truck tire for height and tread pattern. Wanted to keep the same size all the way around so I can have 1 spare that will fit all positions. TIA Mac |
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On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:47:22 -0500, "Mac" > wrote:
>I have a 75 Baja just about completed and a set of Empi 8 spoke rims handy. >Was going to weld in adjusters this weekend and raise the rear a couple of >inches too. Anyone have any comments/ideas on a good tire size that will >fit all 4 corners on these rims? Looking to get a moderate light truck tire >for height and tread pattern. Wanted to keep the same size all the way >around so I can have 1 spare that will fit all positions. TIA > >Mac > You can run big tires in the rear and small up front and just keep one big spare tire with you... then if you have a flat up front then you can just take the flat tire/wheel off and put it in the back seat, then replace your other front tire with your big wheel/tire spare. You can drive it off of the trails like that on just the 3 big wheels/tires. And if you have a flat on one of your rear tires, just replace it with the spare. Or you could run all the same size tires like you said. :-) I used to run 31" truck tires on the rear and stock wheels/tires up front. |
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a lurker becoming a more frequent poster.... just trying to help where i
can... in my past experience i had the best handling and overall driveability with either a 245/60r-15 or a 235/70r-15 on the rear's and a 'std. 165/50r-15 on the front. that size on the rears with a 8-10" wide std. 'white spoked' steel wheel was only about 1/2" taller than the std. 165's usually run on the rears... so this kept the gear ratios within reason- one time i ran some 31" truck tires and quickly changed that out... whoa! not good- to fully expose my checkered v.w. past... starting with my first.. 66 swingaxle baja.-moms's car, a real beater, but oh so fun to learn on (250.00) 65 square back- bought for 250.00 drove alot- then was t-boned 74 ford maverik 302- a moment of weakness... and a fathers projection of his youth onto me... 61 bug- bought to restore, fell in love got married sold car... to a guy who restored it- still see it driven daily in the area 68 baja (irs, so late 68)- fun car, did lot's of work to that one, then found out the roof had been welded on from another bug... in a moment of weakness i made it a convertable, 15 min. with a sawzall \, and a summer of fun... that car hold's the record for the fastest pizza delivery in cottonwood...8^) with a broken throttle cable 8^0, sold to a friend, still in town... 69 baja, great car, rebuilt, repainted... sold in a time of family illness... watched the idiot i sold it to run it into the ground... now a new owner has it and is doing much better dune buggy- a real frankenstien, but awesome to drive... 2017, dual del 45's, monster cam, etc..... sold due to family illness... now on the prowl for a bug to fix up for the 13 y.o. to drive at 16... thanks for the area to spill my v.w. guts... jd-drafter "Shag" > wrote in message ... > On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:47:22 -0500, "Mac" > wrote: > >>I have a 75 Baja just about completed and a set of Empi 8 spoke rims >>handy. >>Was going to weld in adjusters this weekend and raise the rear a couple of >>inches too. Anyone have any comments/ideas on a good tire size that will >>fit all 4 corners on these rims? Looking to get a moderate light truck >>tire >>for height and tread pattern. Wanted to keep the same size all the way >>around so I can have 1 spare that will fit all positions. TIA >> >>Mac >> > > You can run big tires in the rear and small up front and just keep one > big spare tire with you... then if you have a flat up front then you > can just take the flat tire/wheel off and put it in the back seat, > then replace your other front tire with your big wheel/tire spare. > You can drive it off of the trails like that on just the 3 big > wheels/tires. And if you have a flat on one of your rear tires, just > replace it with the spare. Or you could run all the same size tires > like you said. :-) I used to run 31" truck tires on the rear and > stock wheels/tires up front. > |
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