[T3] Tires

[Keith Park]

What do the wider tires do to gas mileage?  Assuming you get a tire of the
same diameter isn't the rolling resistance of a wide tire much greater?
85% of the Squareback's driving is on the highway so I really don't want to
lessen the gas mileage anymore than the E10 already has.

Keith


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65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Max Welton
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:20 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tires

Don't be afraid of wider tires.

These are my 195x65/15 Blizzaks on 4.5" wheels.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/497082.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/497081.jpg

My summer tires are 205x65/15s, on 4.5" chrome Mangles: 

http://www.maxwelton2k.net/squareback68/IMG_6782.JPG
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/squareback68/MST3/car.JPG

The 205s are very close to the same diameter as a 165x80/15.

Max Welton
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
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