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<x-charset iso-8859-1>these may be kind of dumb questions but neways here it goes, i have a set of porsche 914 2.0L wheels and i think they are 5.5" wide but im not sure, if my car is lowered what would be the widest 60 series tire i could fit on there ? also i have 185/55/15's on the front does anyone have any recomendations on whether i should change them or not thanx Jordan '69 Notch 2110 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil" <notchback@cableone.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:01 AM Subject: Re: [T3] tires... > So will 235/75 15's run alright on 5.5" rims. Don't ask why. It will > probably be happening in about 3 or 4 months. > > Neil > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shad Laws [mailto:shad@lnengineering.com] > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [T3] tires... > > > Hello- > > > 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! > > > > -- > > Brian--1964 Notch Speedster 2332cc & 1959 Bug > > www.geocities.com/menacefye > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > > > > > > -- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>