[tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:20:28 -0700 (PDT)
What year model is Murray. I think he has the extended lip on the fender wells
doesn't he. That's the late fender well and it has more room.
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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
Murray has 185 60 15s. I don’t know if that adds anything to the discussion.
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.
On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:52 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
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>>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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