Tire selection Q's

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

35mm is normal offset. What would you recommend?
-Raffi

At 10:03 AM 1/27/03 -0800, you wrote:
>I can not speak from personal experience here but I would have to say that a
>215 will rub more. Unless you decrease your offset and roll your fenders.
>however the tire selection may also come into play with such extreme sizes,
>that is a square shouldered tire is more likely to rub than a more rounded
>shoulder profile.
>
>
>Jason Adams
>Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
>84 rocco 16v
>93 320i
>98 Z71
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Euroroc II" <flaatr@yahoo.com>
>To: "scirocco" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:41 PM
>Subject: Re: Tire selection Q's
>
>
> > Sorry... I meant to ask... Is anyone running 215/40-16's on a MKII and do
> > you have any complaints? Do they rub?
> >
> > I have 205's so I can answer that one for myself  :-P
> >
> > -RGK-
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:42 PM 1/25/03 -0800, Euroroc II wrote:
> > >I'm currently running on 205/40-16's and will need new tires in a few
> > >months. I used the calculator on the .org page and found this out...
> > >
> > >185/60-14
> > >         Error NA
> > >         Diameter 22.7"
> > >         Width 7.28"
> > >         Profile 4.37"
> > >         Tire to Fender 2"
> > >
> > >205/40-16
> > >         Error -1.26%
> > >         Diameter 22.4"
> > >         Width 8.07"
> > >         Profile 3.22"
> > >         Tire to Fender 2.28"
> > >
> > >215/40-16
> > >         Error 0.138%
> > >         Diameter 22.7"
> > >         Width 8.46"
> > >         Profile 3.38"
> > >         Tire to Fender 1.96"
> > >
> > >Clearly the 215's seem to have an advantage over the 205 in that the tire
> > >to fender clearance is almost the same and the speedo error is almost nil
> > >as compared to stock... Is 2.0" the correct number to use for clearance?
> > >the real question is this;
> > >
> > >Is anyone running 205/40-16's on a MKII and do you have any complaints?
>Do
> > >they rub? My 205's only rub on hard locked turns and this is ok. I do not
> > >rub in any other condition, bumps etc... The car is lowered about 1.25"
> > >
> > >-Raffi
> > >
> > >
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