what would it take to fit 225/50/14?

[jester@westfailure.net (jester@westfailure.net)]

On Sun, 3 Mar 2002, Mash wrote:

> I think you would be better off to forget about these
> tires (unless you don't give a sh*t about your car).
> They are too tall and also too much tire.
Well,

I would disagree that they are too much tire. 225/50/13 is about the same
width and is very poular with autocrossers that race similar VW's with
smaller brakes. This size is the closest equivalent in a 14".

I probably could buy brand new hoosier race tires in 205/50/14, but i am a
cheapskate like ron, and if i have found something that should work just
about as well for an amateur racer like me for FREE i am going to try to
make it work. Especially when new ones are $15 each, so a set is $4-600
more or less!!! at those prices i would be racing on street tires this
year.

Too much tire or not, used hoosiers are probably about 100% better than
street tires for autocross.

As for them being too tall, they are 22.7 inches tall, and stock
185/60/14's are about 22.8 inches tall, so they are actually SMALLER in
diameter between the two tires i compared on the tire rack anyway. that
is a .01% difference, if you can feel that you have a golden butt.

take care,

Steve

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