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Good morning

Lazyboy is fitted with 165SR15 tires. Now i want to drop the suspention. Esp in the front. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Please please please :(


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Sorry, i want to buy new tires. Must i go white wall? Does the size diff from the axles? To what extend can the back wheels be "bended" so that it looks like lazyboy squad? Maybe 10 degrees?
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having different sizes on the front and back doesnt matter.
I used to run 195/50/15 in the front with 195/60/15 at the back and love the stance that it gives. Handling was also pretty good with the nose down.
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Tony Z wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:32 pm
I used to run 195/50/15 in the front with 195/60/15 at the back and love the stance that it gives. Handling was also pretty good with the nose down.
Was the beetle lowered ?
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only a little

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Thank you ....
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I decided to go 195/50/15's on all four
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now get a gps and figure out what speed you are really doing as your speedo will be wrong
mine was in MPH, which made it easy. I multiplied by 1.5 to get the correct speed (instead of 1.6).
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Tony Z wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:45 pm now get a gps and figure out what speed you are really doing as your speedo will be wrong
mine was in MPH, which made it easy. I multiplied by 1.5 to get the correct speed (instead of 1.6).
Why would you want to speed.... i'll just be cruising so everyone can admire my bug :D
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