[tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:47:23 -0700 (PDT)
Yep: When you go non-stock on the old busses you create some problems. But
the
rear tire changing on the rear even with redux boxes and stock size tires is
not
real easy. It can be done without a lot of hassle with a normal jack and lug
wrench, but there is just not that much room in there to juggle the tire much.
For Julie I would like to point out there are a couple of very good threads on
this subject on the Samba and maybe you could get some help there about tires
you can run on the DC from there.
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From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, April 8, 2013 12:08:10 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
Betcha it's not harder to change a wheel than my bus. Being lowered with a
type
1 swing axle I have to use a small bottle jack between the axle tube and the
frame to make the axle come down far enough to get the wheel off and even then
I
have to take the studs out of the drum for it to clear. If I don't use the
bottle jack I cannot get the wheel off.
On 4/8/2013 10:31 AM, sammie smith wrote:
Denis: 63 was first year for the "flared" fender wells on the rear. 62s and
earlier had straight metal there and there is less clearance between fender
well
and tire making it difficult to change the rear wheel with a larger tire.
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From: Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sun, April 7, 2013 8:31:02 PM
>Subject: [tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
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>Murray has 185 60 15s. I don’t know if that adds anything to the discussion.
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>From: Julie
>Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 7:00 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
>Yes Sonne is a '60. Um, I stole all of the running gear from my '66. I know
>my
>tranny is a freeway flyer and I do still have my gear reduction boxes. As for
>the size of nuts, being a girl I don't know big from small.
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>On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:52 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>Sonne is a 60 model, right? Early bus has no lip on the fender well and much
>less space between fender and the brake drum than on the 64-67 busses.
>Anything
>bigger than stock is not easy to get in there. It's possible to go slightly
>bigger than stock 6:40X15 but it isn't easy to mount the wheel on the brake
>drum. Just not enough clearance with the fender. And if you have a big nut
>tranny in it the brake drums are a bit wider than the original small nut
>tranny
>and that also uses up space. And I do hope you are going to run a big nut
>tranny cause you are going to take forever to get to Shasta if running the
>gear
>ratios in the small nut.
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
>>To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sun, April 7, 2013 6:30:35 PM
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
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>>Yes Sonne is the DC. But I know someone who is on this list that has
>>Grabbers
>>on his Bus and he does not remember having trouble getting them on and Shasta
>>guys use them and they all have Splits.
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>>On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:05 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>Which bus is Sonne. If the DC, yep, you have trouble fitting tires much
>>larger
>>than stock under the fender wells of a split bus. Something you have to
>>consider; unless of course you wish to cut out the fender wells, in which
>>case
>>you will be banned permanently from all things splitty.
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Sun, April 7, 2013 3:33:02 PM
>>>Subject: [tcb] BFGs vs. Grabbers
>>>
>>>I have been looking into buying the tires for Sonne. Some Shasta guys say
>>>Grabbers and some say BFGs. I have Grabbers on Wieder (zebra) and love them!
>>>
>>>The BFGs are smaller than the Grabbers but have better load rating. BFGs D-8
>>>ply
>>>and Grabbers C-6 ply. I love how the Grabbers look and fear the BFGs won't
>>>look
>>>as tough. Grabbers 27/8.50R14 (216/76R14) BFGs 195/74/R14 (195/75R14) BFGs
>>>are
>>>1.41" smaller in diameter/.83" smaller in width/4.43" smaller in
>>>circumference/.71" shorter in sidewall height. Currently my Grabbers
>>>(borrowed
>>>from Wieder) are not fitting in on the rear of Sonne. My metal guy blames
>>>the WW
>>>metal pieces being off, I am not so sure of that. So maybe BFGs will fit
>>>without re-doing the metal work. Grabbers are cheaper and I imagine will
>>>look
>>>tougher being that they are larger and will give Sonne more clearance. I am
>>>thinking of staying with Grabbers. What do you guys think?
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