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--- Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no> wrote: > > > "Hanson,Todd" wrote: > > > Hello, all. > > > > I have always used 165/15 tires on my Type III. What is the > difference with > > using either 145/15 or 135/15 tires? I imagine the car sits lower > with > > either of these alternatives to 165/15 tires. Does the car handle > better or > > worse? Is the ride more harsh/stiff? Please post your comments. > > The car would be lower because of the height of the tire is lower. > The ratio > (default = 82 when not mentioned) is a percentage of the width and > will be > lower when the width is smaller. See Tire Rack's website, they > explain all > this there. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/sidewall.htm > > The handling would be worse I guess. You have less rubber to steer > the car > which means you have to lower the speed to take the turns compared > with stock > or wider tires. I've never understood why someone would put on > narrower than > stock tires on their car, of their own free will. Braking performance will also be worse. The smaller tire diameter gives the brakes more leverage and, combined with the reduced contact patch makes it much more likely that the front tire will lock-up under even moderate braking. Max ===== Max Welton 67 Karmann Ghia Coupe My Home Page: http://www.crosswinds.net/~maxwelton2k/ Wolfsburg Pacific Club http://www.wolfpacvw.itgo.com Golden Gate Chapter, Vintage VW Club of America http://www.ggcvvwca.org/ Blitzkrieg VWs Club: http://www.blitzkriegvws.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe