[T3] Time to re-tire the Notch

[Bryan Peters]

185/80x15’s are not easy to find. What make are yours?

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> On Mar 9, 2022, at 6:56 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 8 Mar 2022 at 19:52, Keith Park wrote:
> 
>> Bone stock, 5.5" 15" empi's
> 
> IIRC, going lower profile by 10 almost exactly compensates for going wider 
> by 20, giving you the same rolling radius, so 185/70SR15 might be a good 
> choice. That assumes you have the same ET (unlikely) and that the wider 
> tires will still clear the fenders, inside and out.
> 
> The EMPI wheels probably have Beetle ETs, which are less than Type 3s, 
> so they will position the tires farther out than stock. That's may not be a 
> problem in the front, but I think the outside of the rears are gonna hit the 
> fender.
> 
> I had one pair 185/80SR15s on stock wheels at the rear of my '68 (RIP) 
> many years ago. They BARELY cleared the inside of the fenders. They also 
> made the rear of the car taller, which made it wobble around, as in top 
> heavy. Those tires had been given to me. I wore them out but never 
> repeated that mistake.  
> 
> Like you, I'm getting concerned about what I can buy for my next set of tires.
> 
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