[T3] Tire Sizes

[Mike Fisher]

A wrecked '71 square I bought had a brand new set of Firestone FR 710
185X60 M&S on the stock wheels.   I have 2 on the front of my car & 2 more
for replacements.  185X70 might even look better if they have them & they
fit your car.


On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> These are a new addition, not available a year ago.
> My guess is they are re-branded Nankangs, but that's a guess.
> Get them up to 90 and you'll be able to tell :-)
>
> Anybody know who's making them?
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Don
> Robertson
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 12:40 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org; type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tire Sizes
>
>
> Tire Rack has some for $68.00.  Does anyone know who actually makes
> these tires and if they are any good?
>
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Classic&tireModel=All+Seaso
>
> n&partnum=68TR5CAS&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Volkswagen&a
> utoYear=1966&autoModel=Beetle&autoModClar=
>
> At 12:23 PM 5/4/2014, Keith Park wrote:
> >There are few options for GOOD tires, but several for crap tires.
> >
> >Crap Tires:
> >NEXEN, the wal-mart brand
> >NanKang, available anywhere
> >
> >Good tires:
> >Kuhmo, but only container order tires available ONLY
> >At Discount tire stores (NOT internet or shippable)
> >
> >Federal, these may be going obsolete too.
> >Vledrestein (or some similar spelling) but these are expensive.
> >
> >If you go from stock 4.5 to 5.5" rims your choices get a lot better.
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >
> >Top Notch Restorations
> >topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> >http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> >71 Squareback "Hothe"
> >65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> >65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> >87 golf "Winterat"
> >93 RX7 "Redstur"
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> >[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of J.
> Jonik
> >Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 1:42 PM
> >To: Type 3
> >Subject: [T3] Tire Sizes
> >
> >
> >
> >'71 T-III      Shopping for tires for T-IIIs isn't so easy anymore. When
> >tire dealers on-line ask for year and make, they don't even offer anything
> >before about 1984.
> >
> >
> >And there's different messages about this out there.
> >
> >Bentley says, for radial, it's 165 SR 15...though my current tires just
> have
> >an "R", not "SR".
> >
> >Elsewhere I read that there's a size 6.00 SR 15.  Is that wider, or
> >narrower, than 165 R 15?
> >
> >  For the sake of the spare storage, there's not much room to shove in
> >something bigger than 165 R 15.
> >
> >So...are there any alternate sizes that will fit in spare storage, and not
> >rub against fender doing sharp turns?
> >
> >And...if nothing to find in Philadelphia area, where to get proper VW
> tires?
> >
> >And...if one has to resort to salvage yards to find inspection-passing
> >tires, what other car(s) used that size tire?
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