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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Overseer on 27 October 2003, 10:22

Title: Tyre sizes?
Post by: Overseer on 27 October 2003, 10:22

What are the standard sizes of tyres for a mk3 16v ? (and does it differ from a normal gti or a vr6?)

i ask because my car still has the original alloys, but on the front its got 195 (not sure what the other part is) , and on the back 205 something

these sizes are 'normal' in that i was able to find the pressures for them here in the haynes book..

what 205/195 combination yields the same rolling width? (i mean the percentage part?)

what effect is having a difference on the front/back going to make?

Title: Re:Tyre sizes?
Post by: 8vgti on 27 October 2003, 13:29

Standard size for 8v, 16v and VR6 are 205/50/15. Although I think that before '96 the tyres were 195's on the same rims.

Cant help with the rest though sorry. ???

Title: Re:Tyre sizes?
Post by: Overseer on 27 October 2003, 14:51

ok thx, that sounds just like whats on the back

once i'm home i'll see what exactly was on the front, definitely 195/somethng.

just wondering if this is good/bad

Title: Re:Tyre sizes?
Post by: Overseer on 27 October 2003, 19:13

ok it looks like there are

205/ 50 on the back

and

195 / 50 on the front