[T3] Tire size?

[Jim Adney]

On 25 Mar 2013 at 15:58, Max Welton wrote:

> --- On Mon, 3/25/13, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> > > My snow tires are 195x65 Blizzaks on stock wheels.
> > Comparing my GPS
> > > and odometer (both only read to the nearest while
> > mile), the odo reads
> > > ~1.0096 * GPS over the last few months of log-data. 
> > 
> > Sounds like the rolling circumference is about as close as
> > you could 
> > get, but 195s really are too wide for 4.5" width wheels. Do
> > you understand why this is so?
> 
> Of course. All the experts tell me I'm going to kill myself. The 205s
> are even worse. I'm not about to get into it again with anyone. ;-) 

With wide tires on narrow rims, you get great straight line traction, 
but you're giving up cornering grip. If that's unimportant to you, 
that's your business, as long as you understand the tradeoff.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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