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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: tibbsyuk on 26 January 2003, 21:45
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Hi
Could anyone assist me on a tyre size query
I currently have mk2 89 gti 8v with 14inch steel wheels
195 60 r14
for insurance reasons i cant afford to upgrade to alloys so want to change to a better quality tyre than the badly balding ones on mine , what is the biggest but safest size tyre i could fit on there that could be both wide or low profile???
also my car i just purhased has a K&n Panel filter in , how much more BHP gain would i get if any upgrading to a full induction kit???
Cheers very muchly
Ste
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Hi,
Your best bet would be a set of 15" mk2 alloys with 195/50/15's. If you get the usual VW cross spokes that were fitted at that time, how would the insurance company ever know they weren't standard fit anyway? :)
For reference the usual tyre sizes used on a mk2, in case you want to go mad are:
195/50/15
205/45/16 or 195/45/16
205/40/17
Just moving to 15's you will notice the car handles better :)
A performance filter by itself, even an induction kit is never going to manage more than a couple of bhp. It is even possible to lose performance as various magazine tests have shown! They generally have more impact when combined with a full exhaust, chip change and proper rolling road setup.
Cheers,
jv
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Thanks for the tip , as it happens i rang the nice people at the insurance today querying if i had factory fitted golf alloys they would not increase my insurance policy (bless em') , would anyone know what were the standard factory fit alloy on an September 89 8v Golf Gti?? and where is the best place to obtain a second hand set
cheers
Ste
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15inch Passat steels are about 25 quid each new from your local VW dealer and they have the correct offset for your Golf, you can fit 195 -50-15 tyres and they look smart, aswell as keeping insurance costs down.