RE: [T3] Tire/Rim combo

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

Mine is lowered (supposidly) 2 notches in the rear and I have 5.5"
after-market rims on all four corners with no rubbing problems.  Of course,
I can't use my snow chains any more :)

   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
   '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.icbm.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>Those of you who are running 185/195 series tires in the back, 
>what type of rim are you running?  Is your car lowered any?  My fastback is

>lowered one (outside) notch on the rear and two on the front.  When I have 
>my stock rims and tires on, they fit under the wheel wells.  But I have a 
>set of 8 spokes that I picked up used with tires (stock size), and they
don't 
>fit in the rear.  Major tire rubbing.  It appears that the 8 spokes have 
>a different offset than the stockers (not sure about the width of them
either).

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