Front Tire Sizes For Your VW Bug 

I agree. Your paying for the tires. Do what you think is right for your situation. If you have questions just ask at the shop. Safety is most important. One thing to take in consideration when changing sizes of tires is speed. Your Speedo might be a few MPH off due to height of tire. Glad all is well. More rain on the way through the weekend. Take care my friend

G'day Kevin from Australia. Well said it's your car. Modify it don't modify it . It doesn't matter as long as your happy and having fun doing it. ✌

Awesome video. I just bought a pair of 185/65/15 for the front and I was going to get a pair of 205/65/15 for the back

That sculpture is sick! I want 1!!! I bet turning was sketchy! I’ve ran 135’s on the front of Bugly for years they tend 2 follow the road a bit... I ran into the same issue on pops 56 after disc brake conversion it definitely changed the offset! Great info as always!

I'm so glad you found some replacement tires I was about to offer you a set of 1976 14" Porsche Fuchs with 185/60R14 tires but you would need a wheel adapter to run them on the Jawbreaker. I know we have discussed this many times but I'm running 185/60R15 on the front of Stormy with the adjustable front beam end and dropped disc brake spindles the 63 is sitting on 145R15 in the front on a standard beam with lowered Kinpin spindles for drum brakes. 🤙🏼

You gotta love that Florida rain! =) Good to know! Thanks for sharing! =)

I like your Bug dude. Here's the thing there's a major difference between what's required for a posers show car trailer queen and a daily driver in a stock bug. Factor in if you live in a dry,hot state or somewhere cold and wet. Aprox. 70% of total braking power in a Bug occurs at the front so avoid skinny low pros up font unless you just dragrace! Bugs are already too light upfront. Bugs handle best when the front is 1" higher at the front, so lower the rear first if you like that kind of thing. I run 165/65 at the back and 165/80 at front on stock Daily Bug driver. Good handling, braking and economy for 11years now. You never know when some idiot in an SUV or black jeep in a hurry home from a school run is gonna cut across your lane or when a dog runs out in front of you, then you will thank me haha! Keep on Bugging folks, its dangerous out on the highways.

We just bought our first VW , A 69 Beetle with drum brakes that we will keep on car , can't afford an adjustable beam so want to install EMPI 2 1/2 drop . Car has stock 165 tires . J BUGS even warns you that stock tires will rub . So my question is what size tires would you run ? 175 ,155 or what ? Just lowering the front and keeping the 165 in rear . Thanks and great videos

Following from Lakeland FL 👍

Hear ya on the rain dude...been miserable here! We finally have had a couple of good weekends! We run the smaller low profile tires on our 62 slammed car and they actually have a much nicer ride than I ever expected them to! 👍

Right now I'm running stock fronts 165/80 with a 1.5 inch drop, but widened guards mean plenty of clearance for future drop spindle upgrade. Rears are 7x14 inch with 185/70 which just clears the widened guards on a 1 inch drop. No doubt this setup will change as the mood suits! Like you say, no rules do what you want :)

Good info... good video man!!

I Love the sound of Rain since we don't get much here

Strange you were running those 185 Nokian snow tires in Florida. Here in Upstate NY. It might make sense, but only driving in the winter. Not suggested. Would like to see the 155 video.

I have 145/65 r15 but it’s a lower profile than your 155/50r 15 how can that be possible?

you did what you wanted and it did not work out too well as you needed to run your spare to get home. was looking for this to help get the right tire for my setup. well, i only wasted 5 min

I know you did this video a couple years ago but the 175 you are running so you have any issue with running I have 195 65 15 in the front and rub a lot I’m just trying to find a tire that works. Also are you running that size all around or just in the front

Will the rims size be on the inside of the rim,or do I have to just measure it

Did the 175/65 catch the fender on this tire, what cut the edge open like that?

Gary, have never had to have any tire work done on Blue Bug, how hard is it to find a tire shop that knows how to change the tire on a 5 x 205 star wheel?

Great video, I just subscribed! I have 65 bug that I need the proper tire for. I plan to install drop spindles in front and drop it a notch in the rear. What tire size do you recommend? Also, could I use 14" smoothies on my 65 for a lower look????

Also please tell me the rim size, 15x5.5 or 15 x 4.5

how many inches would you say is your front end is lowered

looking to front tire my , Dart Swinger , with 185/80-14 . is this a VW van , tire size ?

I gotta build me a vinnie!

5.60 15 is stock

GRACIAS. . .