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Title: WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
Post by: 15 inches on 27 November 2003, 16:31

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What tyres  did VW  fit to...
The old bbs cross spokes???Was it dunlops,i know they were 185/14/60's.
Would 195/14 60's make much difference to the ride quality?Ive got 195/15/50's on steels,but as the car is lowered 40-50mm the ride is quite harsh..
Any reply's muchos apprecaitos

 

Title: Re:WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
Post by: Gambit on 27 November 2003, 16:35

the bigger the sidewall the softer the ride will be, but this also increases tyre wall flex when turning

the sidewall is measured as a ratio to the width

185/60 = 60% of 185mm
195/50 = 50% of 195mm etc

its a case of finding a happy medium

Title: Re:WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
Post by: john_wintle on 30 November 2003, 19:58

Probably Michelin MXV2 in 185/60/14 in the case of the 14" rims and sometimes Continental Sport Contacts in 185/55/15 (for the 15" Corrado 16v rims anyway)

john