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| 02loftsmoor |
 Dec 28 2011, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 577 Joined: 26-June 11 From: Ft. Worth TX Member No.: 13,243 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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thanks for the Tip!!best one I have so far
QUOTE(Jerry75914 @ Dec 28 2011, 02:23 PM)  I will second the vote BFGoodrich G-Force Sport in 205-60-15...I love them! They are a wide tire, wider than other 205s, but they just fit on my car without any rubbing at full lock. One side was very close on the rear, just used my hands to pull the fender out like a 1/4", other side was fine...testatment that our little cars are not built to be exactly symetrical. I do some spirited driving, and they have performed excellent, give a smooth, quiet ride...and hardly seem to wear. no quiestion they will be my next set as well. |
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| ww914 |
Dec 28 2011, 05:22 PM
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914 Convert Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 29-September 11 From: Central Coast, CA Member No.: 13,621 Region Association: Central California |
I run 195 55R 15 Falkens on the front and 205 55R 15 on the rear. They seem to work fine both in wet and dry on stock Fuchs. We'll see when I get my new engine.
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| Kraftwerk |
Dec 28 2011, 05:51 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 6-September 07 From: Bbbbbrroooklynnn Member No.: 8,085 |
I have Yokahama's 205/50/15's on SW 3 piece rims, they are a tight fit, that is the widest tire I can run w/o rolling the fenders,looks great.
What tire pressure are you all running? |
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| Bazza |
Dec 28 2011, 07:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 114 Joined: 26-February 05 From: New Smyrna Beach, FL Member No.: 3,661 |
Thanks everyone! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
I'm going to go with the skinnier ones...195/55/15 after reading your input here.....it will be a little upgrade from the stock 165's anyway. I'm anxious to get these nice Fuchs on the car plus I do need better tires so it will be a win win all around....  |
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| dlkawashima |
Dec 28 2011, 10:53 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 9,749 Joined: 1-October 10 From: San Jose Member No.: 12,234 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Bazza @ Dec 28 2011, 05:37 PM) I'm going to go with the skinnier ones...195/55/15 after reading your input here One other thing to consider is the circumference (or diameter) of the tire. A smaller tire like the 195/55R15 will throw the speedometer off by 5 to 6 mph at highway speeds (as well as making your car run at higher revs). And this is just my personal viewpoint, but I think the tire you're considering looks a little small ... I prefer a 195/65R15 tire. Use one of the tire size calculators (I like to use the one at Tacoma World). I think the original tire size was 165/82R15. |
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| vwsamba |
Dec 29 2011, 05:22 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 20-November 10 From: Malibu, CA Member No.: 12,407 Region Association: None |
[/quote] One other thing to consider is the circumference (or diameter) of the tire. A smaller tire like the 195/55R15 will throw the speedometer off by 5 to 6 mph at highway speeds (as well as making your car run at higher revs). And this is just my personal viewpoint, but I think the tire you're considering looks a little small ... I prefer a 195/65R15 tire. [/quote] Really? I would have thought with the speedo drive coming off the Trans it would have no effect |
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