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Hey Giles- > I am going to lower my type 3 and fit empi-8 rims. Does anyone have a > similar experience. > > Advise on tyre size front/rear (low-pro) and shocks front/rear (its only a > weekend car, so could I get away with a softer shock on the rear(comfort) > and medium/hard on the front for handling???? The 5.5"x15" Empi's have a 4.5" backspacing, which means an offset of 1.75" - that's within 1/16" of the stock T3 offset of 46mm. That's good. I recommend going no larger than 195 on the tires. Beyond that, you may begin to have a substantial amount of sidewall flex on corners (I've run with 195 on 4.5" rims before - the corner felt great, but when you'd came back straight you'd feel the car "lock" back into place - talk about flex! That was a bad idea...). On a stock height T3, those tires should clear pretty well, but I dunno about clearance if lowered... A 195/65/15 tire would give you a size slightly smaller than 165/80/15, and 195/70/15 would be slightly larger. Remember - if you change tire size substantially (like to a 195/60/15 or 195/55/15), your effective gear ratio and speedometer reading will change. But, that low profile look is nice... pick your poison. Re: shock preference, opinions will vary, and I don't have enough experience with them on the T3 to help... sorry. Take care, Shad ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe