[tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
- From: "Denis" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 22:19:53 -0500
Murray is a ‘63
From: sammie smith
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 9:20 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: BFGs vs. Grabbers
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
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.
On Apr 7, 2013, at 6:05 PM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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