Rear tyre sizes for a lowered bus!!!!

[fat duk]

Hi i have a set of BRM replicas that i am going to fit to my 1970 westy,but what size tyres do you use to clear the rear arch!
I currently have 195 on the rear but i think this will rub the arch

 

[slammedresto]

ive got 185/65/15 on my 70 westy

 

[sparkywig]

I've got 195/60 on the back of my '69, but have had to adjust the arches slightly......

 

[stuartrx7]

205/60/15 on the rear with no clearence problems.

 

[fat duk]

So with the offset on the BRMs i think a 185 tyre will fit just nice!!!! :mrgreen: cheers guys

 

[61 stu]

205/60/15 on the rear with no clearence problems.

i absolutly love your van dude, is there a thread on here? 8)

 

[sparkywig]

So with the offset on the BRMs i think a 185 tyre will fit just nice!!!! :mrgreen: cheers guys

Yes, but have you seen the new BRM's from VW Heritage? 8)

 

[lobus]

I had 195 x 75 on 14" stock steelies and had no problems.
I couldn't however get them on or off while they were inflated!
No dramas really though as it was always on the hoist so I let em down for that, and if I was going to have to change a flat I kept a can of inlflating puncture repair stuff.

The clearance is just visible here, although I was concentrating more on the scenery.

 

[cunning plan]

mmmmm Look at that view 8)


:sign0006:

 

[lobus]

That is at Sawtell N.S.W. near Coff's Harbour. I took that in Augst 2006, I'm sure it's still as nice.
Sorry off topic again.

 

[Clem]

I have 195/70 x 15 on my Flat 4 Sprints.

 

[Joval]

205/70 R15.


Do I win?

 

[mattyd72]

205/70 R15.


Do I win?

Nope 225/70 R14 :lol:


:roll:

 

[sparkywig]

Hmm, I thought the original question was the largest tyres can he get on the back fitted to BRM's....
:lol:

 

[Evoracer]

I had 195 x 75 on 14" stock steelies and had no problems.
I couldn't however get them on or off while they were inflated!

On my lowered Bay, I welded a little extension on each rear hub harrier to hold a small bottle jack. To get the wheel out, I remove the lower shock bolt and jack the whole thing down. It works pretty well. 185/60/15

 

[lobus]

My fallback solution was also the mobile phone and the auto club.
A bit of prevention is also not running tyres till they are near bald, I tend to get rid of em well before they need to be replaced.