Re: [TECH] Wheels & Tires...HELP!

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

205/60/13 is the widest 13" that I know of that will fit (not very well) the
5.5" wide stock rim.

I don't think these will help much in the snow though :^)

I'd stay with a good set of stock size (175/70/13) snow tires for winter.
For next summer (gives you some time to save up) run whatever you like best
(14"-16") for performance driving.

HTH

Randy
(Moved from MT to CA via CO.....haven't seen snow in many, many years.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason87VW" <vze26kw6@verizon.net>
To: "'Scott F. Williams'" <sfwilliams@home.com>
Cc: "'Scirocco List'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 7:18 AM
Subject: RE: [TECH] Wheels & Tires...HELP!


> My problem is $$$ money baby...All I have for funds at this point is my
> Sears card. That's it! The money I do have has to go to my Motronic
> ignition. I am truly screwed. Unless I keep the 13" stock rims that came
on
> the 81 (which is what I wanted to do) and try to find a good snow tires or
> something. I live just south of Boston so snowy conditions are highly
> likely. I honestly don't know what to do...What is that biggest fattest
tire
> I can put on the 13's ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Scott F. Williams
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 10:16 AM
> To: vze26kw6@verizon.net
> Cc: Scirocco List
> Subject: RE: [TECH] Wheels & Tires...HELP!
>
>
> Jason, you are clearly out of your mind. To pay that kind of money for a
> crap tire is absolutely crazy. :^) Proceed immediately to your closest car
> magazine and flip to the Tire Rack advertisment pages. Or, go to their
> website and sample tire prices and specs from there. Your $117 can buy you
a
> helluvalot better tire than the Dunlop SP5000.
>
> Also, what rims are you looking at? What do you currently have? Are you
> absolutely in need of new rims? It is better to invest in some 195/55/14
> tires and put them on your stock 14x6" rims than to buy a marginal 15"
tire
> and rims. Also, where are you located in the U.S? I highly recommend
> performance tires for everything but snowy conditions. If this is a
concern
> for you then buy proper snow tires. All seasons tires are a compromise
under
> all conditions.
> --
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason87VW
> > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 9:47 AM
> > To: Scirocco Mailing List (E-mail)
> > Subject: [TECH] Wheels & Tires...HELP!
> >
> >
> > Ok Everybody,
> >
> > I am out of cash. In order to put tires on the car I need to use the
Sears
> > card. Here is what I'm looking at:
> >
> > Dunlop SP Sport 5000 - P195/50R15
> > $116.99
> >
> > I plan on buying rims at Sears too...Will these fit my 81s ??? If not, I
> > would appreciate suggestions...
> > http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_Sess
> > ionID=@@@@
> > 1805942635.1000561207@@@@&BV_EngineID=eladcccfjiklfbggcmgclchm.0&t
> > argetPage=
> > %2fproduct%2fsummary%2fproductsummary.jsp&vertical=AUTO&fromAuto=Y
> > ES&pid=095
> > 57780000
> > This SUCKS!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason87vw
> >
> >
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