The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

$248.00 sounds way high. BJ's Warehouse in Portsmouth, New Hampshire quoted me $96.00 each when I inquired a couple of months ago - for BF Goodrich All Season tires.

darzoom wrote:enjoy the car. Spring is around the corner.

We've had just under four feet of snow in the last ten days... and this morning at six o'clock the temp was 1 (one degree)... I'm encouraged.
I hope we're looking at a really short block and that the corner comes up quickly.

From Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. I joined this site awhile ago after finding a '66 Bahama Blue Sunroof beetle. It was on Ebay and was close enough to me that I was able to drive down to look at it and crawl underneath it and 'kick the tires.' A little bit of price talking and I was able to buy the car...

I'd like to be able to take the engine out of my car. I don't have a lift or access to one. I have a concrete floor in my garage and a 3 ton floor jack. Will jack stands with a maximum height of 24" - if placed under the rear torsion tubes - raise the car high enough to clear the rear apron wit...

Thank you for clarifying the tires you had pictured.

Two very nice looking cars - showing the difference in the whitewall/blackwall appearance. The local garage where I get my '09 Tundra serviced can get Coker Classics and mount and balance them for me. Thanks for the info.

Yeah ...forgot about the 4.5. Those Tire Rack prices look okay ..shipping is a bit of a killer though ... Anyone aware of similar size, similarly-priced narrow whitewall? Always thought the white walls looked sharp on these cars... like on my original 66 from back in the day ... Thank you for your ...

A stock rim is actually 4.5 inches wide. I like Classic Tires on a stock Volkswagen, and Tire Rack is a great place to buy them. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Classic&tireModel=All+Season&partnum=68TR5CAS&GCID=C13674x012-tire&KEYWORD=tires.jsp_Classic_All_Season_T...

What brands of new tires are available for the 66 Bug and where can they be purchased. I remember back in the 60's 5.60 x 15. Those numbers are no longer valid. Continental, Michelin, Pirelli or Dunlop. Are any of these available nowadays? Thank you.