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Offline 15 inches

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WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
« 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

 

Offline Gambit

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Re:WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
« Reply #1 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

Offline john_wintle

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Re:WHAT ORIGINAL TYRES????
« Reply #2 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)

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