Re[2]: Lowering type3

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Yeah, but have you seen the prices for 55's!?  Don't do 50's (even though 
they're less expensive) because if your nose is lowered even mildly, say 
two notches like mine, speed bumps might as well be railroad ties stacked 
two high (well, too high as well :).  I had this setup for two days back in 
college and it didn't lend well to my daily driver, not to mention scraping 
off some metal from my front tow eye.  I'm staying with 195/60x15 on my 
5.5" after-market rims.
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L for sale
     Portland, Oregon
     http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/


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Subject: Re: Lowering type3
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    7/17/97 1:59 PM


Dropped spindles for a type3?!!  Send me a price and I'm in.  My 71
fastback needs lowering, and I'm just not into using the standard
methods.  I just thought the bug guys had all the luck.

Kenik Hassel
71 fastback

PS  anyone sick of using 135's as their front tires (they don't grip
worth a shit) will be happy to know that 185/55 ZR15 from Yokohama have
right near the same profile as a 135, are 66% wider with a better gripping
tire compound, will fit the wheel wells like a 165, and fit a 5 inch
rim near flush (much better than 195's).