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On 18 Dec 2003 at 21:27, jeff ward wrote: > What is the widest I can go on the front tires for my > 71 Square? Will 5.5 inches be too wide? thanks. On what size rim? The stock rims are 4.5" wide and even 185 tires are a bit too wide for them. Every tire size has a limited range of rim widths that it will work well with; if you exceed these recommendations you will start to get poor performance and even dangerous handling. Beyond that you need to know the offset of the wheels you want to use. The OE wheels have 46mm offset, but beetle wheels have less, which puts the tire further outboard. This widens the track and helps with internal fender clearance, but hurts on outside fender clearance. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org