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The Excel workbook I created for determining gear ratios has a graphic that explains how to read a tire http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1641/gearing.zip. I recommend you check out http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech_f.html or http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/tyre_bible.html. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ >-----Original Message----- >Obviously 15 is the diameter of the wheel, right? >And 165 is the width of the tread? > >What specifies the height of the sidewall? > >Anyway, when I have the current tires removed from these >wheels I'm going >to compare the width of the rim to a standard rim...if, for some reason >these rims aren't the stock width, will I have a problem using >165 R15's? ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org