Re: [T3] tires...

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

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>   Greg, I am all for stock tires on stocker applications, usually.   
> But, i do have some 205/75/15s on the rear of another VW w/ 4.5" wide 
> stock wheels!  Gotta love that prostock look!

Warning: that's not such a hot idea...

I did it once, and I'll never do it again.  I used 195/60/15 on all 
four corners of a Ghia with 4.5" wide rims (same as T3 rim, but 
different offset from bug rim).  There was a LOT of sidewall flex 
during cornering!!!  Heck, even a swift lane change could make you feel 
the sidewall flex!  VERY sloppy feel.

Needless to say, the swap to 5.5" rims with the same size tire made a 
WORLD of difference in handling.

Rough rule-of-thumb: you don't want to your rim to me much smaller than 
70-80% of the tread width.  195, 205, 165, etc. is treadwidth in mm.  
Rim widths are in inches.  You can do the math :-).

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering
http://www.LNengineering.com
 
> Also, I have a set of low mile 196/65/15s i would sell for fairly 
cheap. 
>  They are not tall enough for the rear of the notch for my tastes!  
Only 
> about 3k miles on them!  
> 
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> Brian--1964 Notch Speedster 2332cc & 1959 Bug
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