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| SirAndy |
 Feb 4 2003, 06:36 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
guys, whats a good size for tires for 8" and 9" wheels?
i was thinking 245/50/15 for the 8" and 285/40/15 for the 9". any objections or comments? as always, your expert opinion is very welcome! Andy ps: i have the GT flares and i've been thinking about having my 7" cookie-cutters widened to 8/9 ... |
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| Mueller |
Feb 4 2003, 07:11 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Andy......
I'm not sure if you can find 285/50-15's anymore. I think Pirelli was the only manufacture of that size. On my C2, I am running 225 on the front 8's and 255's on the rear 9's. (17's) In fact, finding tires wider than 225's in a 15 rim is getting harder and harder. You might want to step up to 16's... |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 4 2003, 07:28 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
yeah, i had the 285/40/15 on 9" on my vw-bug and they were Pirelli's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
but that's 10 years ago ... hum ... |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 4 2003, 07:44 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,682 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i just found seven different types of 295/50-15 on http://www.tirerack.com/.
Yokohama, Goodyear, Firestone, Dunlop, BFGoodrich, Bridgestone and they range from $68 to $98 per tire. has anyone here any experience with 295 on 9" or any commants on the manufactures ??? later, Andy |
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| Jeroen |
Feb 4 2003, 07:53 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Too late...
I just took a set of 285's to the dump last week (after taking up space in my garage for over 5 years) They came off the 10" wheels of my '84 VW Scirocco... cheers, Jeroen |
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| Mueller |
Feb 4 2003, 09:51 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Cool car Jeroen.....why you make fun of my yellow guy i do not know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Andy, Just down the row from us at Dunkels a guy had a set of three piece BBS with brand new 225/50/15s and 285/40/15's.....i was going to offer him 200 for everything which i bet he would have accepted since he said he's had them for so long sitting in his garage...i just don't see myself doing the 5-bolt conversion soon. My opinion on those tires?? They belong on a El Camino with the ass-end jacked up 2 feet higher than the front (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) The diameter of that size is 26.7 which is pretty tall....but I do not know what size you are running now. If you did go for those tires I'd get the 245/60's in the front....that way the diameter is sorta close and the ass-end of the car will not look too high or odd. Another thing you need to find out is does the tire manufacture of the rear tires make the same type tire for the front...I would not run different brand tires on the front and rear at the same time. |
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