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Re: Tyres... an afterthought


Toby Erkson wrote:

> Ah-ha...the rim type is a need-to-know item!  I'll be that's part of the
> problem.  The majority of after-market VW rims have their backspacing for
> the Type I (if it's even given consideration).
>
> How wide it the rim?  Stock for your car was 4.5" -- maybe the rims you
> have are 5.5"?

5.5" - and they were custom built by Centerline (ie - "no return").

Man, i'm dying here... I just talked to a body shop about having the fender lip cut
off for extra clearance and having the fenders re-sprayed... (there's just no
emoticon to describe how I'm feeling now).

The first step is I'm gonna have the FLATS (friendly local auto tire store!) mount
some 195-50-15's on those rims and see just how ugly they get with the sidewalls
collapsed that far. I *don't* want to go back to 165's!!! I also don't want to raise
the rear... but... drastic times calls for drastic measures.

T o M



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