Re: chirping in 2nd...

[mannix@privateI.com (I.Mannix)]

>Soo, this reaises a good topic, in my opinion.  What kind of tires do you
>guys recomend?

FOr what?  Let us know what you're planning on asking of the tires, maybe
narrow down the choices.

>
>Also, I have decided to go with 14" wheels on my '84 instead of 15" (so I can
>keep the same diameter of the tires)

It is possible to keep the stock diameter while using 15"
wheels.......reconsider, possibly?


 The stock config. on my car is
>175-70-R13.  To keep the same diameter on 14" wheels, what size tire do I
>need to get?  175-70-R14?

185/60-14
195/55-14
205/55-14

A 175/70 14 would be one inch taller than a 175/70-13.

First # equals tread width in mm, second # = aspect ratio, third is wheel
size.  For example -

215/50-15 - 215mm wide, with a 50% aspect ratio - the sidewalls are 50% of
the width of the tire, so 107.5mm sidewalls, then a 15" wheel.  So, a
215/50-15 is inherently (2") taller than a 215/50-13.  Make sense?  Now, if
you do the math, you'll find that the 205/55-14 is *slightly* big - it is
not an issue, the difference is very slight.  Some friends are running
225/50-14s on their Rabbit GTI, and the difference is noticeable there.


Mannix


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