Tyres / Stance Thread - Lets see what ya runnin!

[johnraw1]

165/50x15 front and 185/65x15 rear link pin beam and spring plates with a bit of chassis notching on both front and back.

 

[creationblue]

165/50x15 front and 185/65x15 rear link pin beam and spring plates with a bit of chassis notching on both front and back.

Nice n 8)

Just

 

[cyberdyne systems]

This is a before picture prior to fitting some horse shoe plates at the rear new pictures will follow, 165/55 15's front, T2D dropped spindles. 185/65 15's rear, one spline

 

[sparkywig]

Anyone running 15" steels?
Picking mine up from the blasters tomorrow, and looking for tyre ideas.

 

[luke]

Im running 175/65/R14 front 175/70/R14 rear. Cut and turned beam. But ive got to go a bit lower (so i can get out of the garage without letting down the tyres and taking off the skylight!) and narrower so im looking into a narrow adjustable beam and some dropped spindles.

 

[johnraw1]

where's Grazy??

 

[sparkywig]

These soon.

:mrgreen:

 

[Grazy]

Here is mine

Thats for you Sparkywig

2" Narrowed CB Performance Beam , With Adjusters
Dropped Spindles
Adjustable rear springplates
15" Splitty Steel Rims wearing 165/50/15 on front and 185/65/15 on the *** 8)

 

[sparkywig]

Thanks mate. Looking good Grazy. :msn4:

Dropped spindles and adjustable springplates put on the birthday list.

 

[JohnS]

Previous set-up:
Front: Foksy adjuster on top beam only; Beetle rear shocks (Cofaps); 185/65-15
Rear: 1 spline drop; standard shocks; 185/65-15.
Result = bouncy ride with front tyres farting on wheel arch at every opportunity

Current set-up:
Front: Foksy adjuster on top beam and added Albatross adjuster to lower beam; KYB-GR2 shocks; 175/60-15
Rear: as before, 1 spline drop; standard shocks; 185/65-15.
Result = much firmer ride but not too harsh. No more farting

 

[creationblue]

Here is mine

Thats for you Sparkywig

2" Narrowed CB Performance Beam , With Adjusters
Dropped Spindles
Adjustable rear springplates
15" Splitty Steel Rims wearing 165/50/15 on front and 185/65/15 on the *** 8)

Looking good, great stance 8)

Just

 

[creationblue]

My bus now sporting a Red9 EZrider 2 - 4" drop with the WW spindles

Rear end next

Just

 

[Max Power]

185/r15 like the stock ride height,not in to lowered vans at all.Not my bag baby

 

[mychatype3]

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This is my 1970 type T2a, Westfalia

Front axle:
- Own build front axle, 5,5cm shorter with 1cm thick end plates, longer shock towers;
- Monroe Air shocks, 15psi = 58 cm road to under arch/ 80psi = 60,5cm, 100psi = 61,5cm;
- Transporterhaus dropped spindels;
- Adjusters in tubes, upper tube lowered with two splines;
- Porsche 944 disk brakes, GolfII servo, Porsche 944 mastercylinder;
- Gasburner wheels brand: JGE, 15inch ET42, 175/65/15 tires, Firestone;

Rear axle:
- Horse Shoe plates, 49 cm road to under arch;
- Porsche 944 disk brakes;
- Spax shocks;
- Gasburner wheels with 195/65/15 tires, Firestone;

Drive
- Great just like original only looking nice, low and smoother :mrgreen:;
- Minimal psi in shocks is 55psi if not the tires will rub the arches (the tires are not low profile)

Greetz Mycha

 

[VeeDubMan]

Rear: as before, 1 spline drop; standard shocks; 185/65-15.

Do you know what type of BRM's you're running? I've got a set of MWS which I'll be fitting to my '71 before too long and want to fit a decent width tyre without rubbing. Would have to be a profile to match original though so top-speed gearing is correct.

 

[JohnS]

Do you know what type of BRM's you're running?

The BRMS are from MWS Steve.

 

[Analog]

Why do so many people with vertigo buy these vans :? :msn4:

vertigo doesn't mean what you think it means I'm guessing. :msn4: :?:


some really nice buses on here

 

[geezerblast]

175 55 15 front
195 65 15 rear
on mws brm reps 5.5

sorry new to all this adding pictures

 

[VeeDubMan]

175 55 15 front
195 65 15 rear
on mws brm reps 5.5

Great! Bet the 195's were a squeeze under the arch? I've just trial fitted a scrapped 185/65/15 on a MWS BRM 5.5 to see what clearence I've got with a 185...and not much. Engine and gearbox are out at the moment though, so difficult to tell for sure as the tops will tuck in a bit. Those BRM's do have quite a off-set (E6) compared to stock. Did you have trouble with the studs/nuts too...or is it different on a '68? My MWS nuts only go half-way down the studs so I'm looking to get some longer versions.

I'm looking to fit 195/70/15 on the rear of mine (just about as close to the original 185R14C rolling radius as you can get) and 185/65/15 on the front, both Continental Vanco Contact 2 if I can get hold of them (http://www.conti-online.com/generat...co_contact2/vanco_contact2_ps_en,tabNr=3.html)

 

[geezerblast]

bit of a squeeze i have about 3mm clearance i;ve still got camping gear to put in so should gaine a bit more
its clearence no less .like you say engine and box will lay the top of the wheel in

studs were the longer type
ps.
when i let the jack down tyre did catch the arch but once it was down it was clear