Re: 205/50/15's ????

["Lauri Pettai" <lauri.pettai@netexpress.ee>]

I was about to ask the same question from the list about the
tire sizes. I'm about to buy a set of rims for my ATS Cup alloys.

But I would love to get them as wide as possible, but I'm also
going to autocross with the same tires, coz I can't afford myself
different set of wheels for autocrossing.

So the alloys are 15x7 and I'm currently thinking of  195/50 in front
and 205/50 in rear. I'm afraid that 205/50 in front would be too much
because last year my 195/60/14" tires where too much and they lost
traction in corners because the sidewall of the tire touched the ground
instead of the right area.

So I want to know can the 205/50 handle some autocrossing?

Lauri!
'84 1.8 16v Scirocco GTX Kamei X1 Bodykit (VIN025736)
http://www.ttu.ee/~laurts/scirocco
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> I run 205 50 15 D40 M2s on my 87 16v. The tire size is great!
> The rim offset is a big factor when thinking about the use of spacers.
> I have 6.5 wide rims and they just fit. The front is fine. It is the back
> springs you need to look at. You may need about a 1/4 inch spacer.
> I would just get some spacers and go for it if you need them.


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