Re: [T3] TIRE SIZE

["Shad Laws" <shad@lnengineering.com>]

Hello-

> The widest tire I have been able to run on the
> 'traditional' aftermarket wheels has been a 205/65/15 and that was on
> mahle 914 wheels that had more than 3.75 inches of backspacing with only
> a total width of 5.5 inches. (and to run that tire, i needed a 3/8
> spacer to keep from rubbing on the torsion arm)

Somethings odd... original 914 alloys (dunno about copies) had a ~4.75"
backspacing on a 5.5" rim, which means they had a ~2" offset.

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
http://www.LNengineering.com


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