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205s are rather wide for a 4.5" rim. I'd be wary of anything over 185 on such a wheel. The original size was only 165, after all. --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > On 27 Jun 2005 at 16:12, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > > > I'm running 195-60's on a 5.5" rim. These are about right for that size > rim, > > but they're a little smaller in diameter than stock. You might try a 185-65 > on > > a 4.5" rim, as these should keep it close to the factory size in diameter, > > while allowing a little more rubber for the road. I hope this helps. > > If my old rule of thumb works in this range, then a 185/70 should be just > about > the same diameter as a 165. 205/60s should be also. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com