Tire selection Q's

[flaatr@yahoo.com (Euroroc II)]

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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