Re: Tire size question . . . ?

[kdbinney@juno.com (Kyle D Binney)]

205/55r14 is what you want.  they stay really close to the stock
diameter.  they came on 16v GTi's stock.  otherwise 185/60r14 is stock. 
I hear good things about the 195/55r14's (slightly smaller than stock)
but they are pretty steap in the cost department (compared to 185/60r14)
.  195/60r14's are bigger than stock and should be avoided as well.  why
give your car a higher profile tire, they handle bad, and look worse.  I
am told the only company still making 205/55r14's is yokohama.

Kyle

On Wed, 11 Jun 1997 20:33:29 -0400 (EDT) GIMPYvwMtb@aol.com writes:
>      OK this is a weird one. . .  . . I'm getting new tires for my 14 
>by 6
>rims , all the tire places local and nation wide (like tirerack ) say 
>I can
>fit 205/60/14 in a rocco . Even the local VW places say so. . . . So I 
>just
>went ahead and ordered them. Then I went down into my clutered garage 
>or car
>hole as moe from the simpsons calla it and stuck my fingers between 
>the
>spring and tire to find about 5 mill to 1 cm of space. . . . . my 
>question is
>am I SCREWED or do you guys think it will fit. . . .?
>    Should I try them or should I send them back to tire rack and get
>195/60/14. . . .?
>    Help guys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
>      Danny Gimenez
>      88 16v tornado red 150,000 and going on the stocker engine. . . 
>. .
>
>   PS is anyone going to the  car show on the 22 at lichfield conn. . 
>. .?
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