[T3] Tire size?

[Jared Kohler]

Gotcha. 

I'm running stock steel wheels and stock height. BUT I would really love to upgrade my wheels. Cha-Ching! So maybe a hunt for some 185/70SR15's should be the plan. Or save can get the whole package! Wheels and tires! ;)

This is great info! I surely appreciate it! 

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 22, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/22/2013 7:15:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
> 
> On 22 Mar 2013 at 15:14, jaredkohler at gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> What tire size is the most practical for a daily driver? Or best for  our
>> Type 3 in general? I'm hoping to buy a new set in the coming  weeks. I
> hope
>> to narrow my search by hearing what everyone on the list  has to say!
>> 
>> Side note: When we purchased our fastback it was  already running
> 195/60/15.
>> (Bridgestone Turanza) To me, this tire size  seems a bit small. Perhaps a
>> slightly taller tire would be better?  
> 
> The stock size is 165SR15. That's an 80 profile. A 185/70SR15 would  
> have just about the same rolling radius. The 195/60/15 is just a bit  
> shorter.
> 
> The stock size is really best for daily use, but that size  is getting 
> hard to find.
> 
> A bigger question is what rims are currently on it? I'm only asking, as  
> that can either limit tire choices, or open them up. If you have stock rims,  
> you're limited to tire choices that fit a 4.5 inch wide rim (not many). If 
> for  example, you have 8 spokes, then your options open up, unless you're 
> lowered  (the 8 spokes have the wrong offset for our cars), then things get 
> really  tricky. If you're at stock height, and don't mind it, you can run a 
> 205-65-15  (in the rear), that fills the wheel well, has a nice tread width and 
> is  pretty close to stock size. But like Jim said, the 185-70 is probably a 
> nice  compromise, but very limited in supply.   
> 
> Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
> 64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
> 71  Square-vert under  construction
> 
> 
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20130322/19c2ac3f/attachment.htm>
> _______________________________________________
> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3 at vwtype3.org
> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org
> Contact gregm at vwtype3.org if you need help with the list.