grinding on turning

Thanks, Jan. That's really helpful.

-Sam


On Jun 6, 9:18*am, Jan > wrote:
> Oversized tires on proper size rims make the bug or ghia ride MUCH
> better. 145 and 155 high profile tires were stock size and cheap when
> these cars were new. "low" profile tires werent even invented. Get with
> the times, and adjust. Just about any beetle and Im sure Ghia too, would
> be much better to drive all around with modern tires, like 185/65. I
> would recommend 5.5" rims for that, they were available for some beetle
> models and several aftermarket rims are available at that size.
>
> At the minimum, put 165/something in all corners on the narrower stock
> rims (4.5" is the most common size, very early models had 4" and those
> may be too narrow for 165)
>
> All my beetles have gone from stock to 185/65 tires on 5.5 rims, and the
> difference is phenomenal. That has proven (to me anyway) to be the best
> overall, all-purpose tire and rim combo, for a daily driver. Race cars
> and weekend warrior street machines are a different story. I will never
> drive an aircooled vw with those tall skinny stock size tires. They
> scare me.
>
> Yes you may get rubbing issues, but the tires generally dont hit
> anything sharp. Usually you polish the round elbow of the torsion arm
> with the inside sidewall of the tire. Dont turn the wheel as far
> anymore, or adjust the stopper bolt to prevent them from going that far
> in the first place and never worry about it again. The turning radius
> doesnt suffer so much that youd notice.
>
> Jan
>
> Sam wrote:
> > that's good to know. when my tires are worn, i'll replace them with
> > the correct size!
>
> > -sam
>
> > On Jun 5, 9:50 am, troll > wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> *"Bill Spiliotopoulos" > wrote:
>
> >>> The tire rubs on the body.
> >>> You have to adjust the stop screws (they limit the pitman arm travel).
> >>> Bill Spiliotopoulos,
> >>> '67 Bug.
> >>> "Sam" > wrote in message
> ....
> >>>> When I turn the steering wheel on my '65 Karmann Ghia too far (when
> >>>> leaving a parking spot, for instance), I get a loud tapping/grinding
> >>>> from the front end. Is this symptomatic of something, or normal? Other
> >>>> than not turning the wheel too far, is there something I should do?
> >> I've had this on a Ghia. the tires were over--size. put 145's on. it's
> >> OK now.
> >> --
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