Grabber Mafia - General Grabbers on a VW Bus

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3 жыл бұрын

This weeks video is a little out of order on the OVTV timeline because I wanted to put some miles on the Grabbers so I could give a good review on how they perform. Lucky for me there was a couple freak snow storms in TX so I had something challenging to drive in. They're fantastic! Wet roads, snow, dirt, mud, dry pavement, they can do it all! The ride is quiet and well mannered on the street and confident in everything else. When combined with the disk brakes this feels like a whole new bus. Sit back and enjoy the easiest "tech" video I've ever done! Thanks to Tires to You Hutto for the superior install and letting me run around your shop with my camera!
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@TateReggie 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking bus. Thanks for sharing.

@OldVolksTV 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@wadelewis6992 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing another great video. ✌🏻❤️VWs

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@9200COTOS 3 жыл бұрын

Have Grabbers on our 68 Westy. Love them.

@branchsnapper2228 3 жыл бұрын

They look awesome mate

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And thanks for watching!

@terryprevatt 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had the General Grabber AT2’s for a few years now. Great tire!

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

I love them!

@charlieaus1 3 жыл бұрын

Great look on the Grabbers. The hub caps add to the look of your Bus

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

I got tired of not having hub caps. That rusty commercial cap was expensive!

@nando00nation 2 жыл бұрын

If you ever come up with 3 hubcaps with that patina let me know. My 67 riviera camper is in need of them!!

@VWLifeVW 3 жыл бұрын

I've been in the mafia almost 5 years! I would not let the kid drive my bus

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

@scottpella7419 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldVolksTV 11 years for me. I still love them! Great snow tire too. Sand, and a little mud. They don't clean out that well though. Quiet on the highway.

@Doubleodude 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way mine look. I can’t wait to drive with them.

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Get to work!

@Doubleodude 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldVolksTV today I removed the axles and replaced the rear brake lines. Tomorrow new axles and work on rear brakes. Then the next week new front brakes and master cylinder. Then I’m down to putting the freshly rebuild motor in.

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@straightaxledubs 3 жыл бұрын

grabber mafia!

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

Join us!

@austinswallow 3 жыл бұрын

Good seeing the tyre fitter using a torque wrench on the wheel studs, wondering if they actually removed the sticky label fixed to the tread, they don't like doing that here... Greetings from the UK!

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

I made sure he used the torque wrench. And he pulled the stickers AND cleaned the white letters. Very professional!

@AirkooledKustoms 3 жыл бұрын

yea you guys got hit hard this year on the cold , cool vid and we have had to buy a balancing ring to do these rims , because the local shop wont , but they have no prob asking us to send it over or will come pick it up is they need to borrow it

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

There's a couple of those balancing doodads floating around town. I got lucky and this shop had the big cone.

@jameshorel1938 3 жыл бұрын

I've found a way,by watching KZfaq, to fix a valve stem in the field. I've tried it and it works. All you need is 3 to 4 feet of 4x4 fence post WD-40, and the little tool that takes the valve core out and attaches to the inner or outer threads and the new stem. Just lay the wheel on the ground, lay the post on the tire up to the rim spray the lube where the tire meet the rim (valve side up) drive on the post and break the bead loose replace the stem and air up. Also you would need air compressor. This is easier on older rims with no safety bump on the inside.

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

In a pinch I bet that would work! I found out later that I also had a huge pointy rock that poked a hole in the tire.

@paulandrewmartin 3 жыл бұрын

I want the Shirts!

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

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@eleazarortiz3576 2 жыл бұрын

Great look!! Did you lose any torque?

@OldVolksTV 2 жыл бұрын

Gained a little top speed, and so far it does pretty good on the trails. These tires are pretty quiet for as aggressive the treads are.

@salesdepartment3917 3 жыл бұрын

What size tires did you get? Would this size allow you to put chains on the tires if needed?

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

These are 27x 8.5x 14. Unfortunately there's no room for even cable chains between the tire and the spring plate. We're working on a fix for that tho.

@salesdepartment3917 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldVolksTV Thank you for answering me. I would be curious about how chains can be used. I might try getting a slightly smaller size as my spares, and get two wheels to carry around with chains on them.

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard that's what the SST guys do. We've tried to fit cables on the grabbers, but it's super tight.

@Elijah.L.1971 3 жыл бұрын

A PO put 15s on my 71 Westy, thinking about getting some grabbers and original 14s myself! How do 14s handle?

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

So far so good. Quiet on the road and grippy off road. It's a tight fit, but no rubbing so far.

@Elijah.L.1971 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldVolksTV that’s good to hear. The fifteens I’m running rub when making sharp turns, so sharp I feel like if I ran 14s it wouldn’t be there.

@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965 3 ай бұрын

I'm having a hell of a time finding 14 for my bus I heard about some Hankook r18 vantra but I can't afford those I have a 70 bay window bus stock height my question is are the tires quiet?

@OldVolksTV 3 ай бұрын

They're not too bad. Everything else in the bus rattles and squeaks so I hardly notice tire noise. Discount tire usually has access to the 14" grabbers at a decent price.

@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965 3 ай бұрын

Hey thanks bro, i was a member of old volks in Modesto, Stockton California area back in the day✌️ such good times😊

@NorthIdahoMedia 3 жыл бұрын

What were the downsides of rhe tires?

@OldVolksTV 3 жыл бұрын

So far the only down side is that they're huge. It's a tight fit between the tire and the spring plate, but no rubbing that I can see. Also it takes a lot of power to get them moving, I can definitely feel the difference. The reduction boxes and dual carbs on SP manifolds helps with torque though so I'm not worried about hills too much.