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tire sizes option.



    Well as long as your width is the same then the profile can be pretty much anything.  I run Toyo T1-R's with a size of 195/45/14 on stock bottlecaps.  You can go with 195's on your stock rims but that means that a profile of 60 is actually a bit taller then the 185/60's.  My fuel economy on my 195/45's is really bad so I don't run them on street, only on circuit tracks and I don't do drag.  If you're doing drag then gearing and acceleration figures are nothing I can help with concerning wheel and tire diameters.  I get my Toyo's from Edge racing online, no affiliation, but they also have other brands and sizes.  For street I have some very narrow and tall 175/75/14's because they're economical.  They're stock Saturn tires.  I also get an extra 20 to 30 mph around my top speed.  If you look at the details for the tires you look up on www.Edgeracing.com you'll see what will fit.  I believe stock 14's for VW's are 5.5 but they might only be 5 inches across.  Here's how you can figure out tire sizes:  http://www.usacomp.com/terms.htm

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Derrick floyd 
  To: Org, Scirocco 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 08:26 PM
  Subject: tire sizes option.


  My current tires 185/60 14 tires are dry rotted so I need new tires. what
  size can I go in tires and what would be a good tire to get? I do drag
  racing and street driving.
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