QUOTE(Anton @ Jul 23 2003, 05:00 AM)
WRONG SIZE!
Tyre outside diameter should be the same as the original 165HR15. This implies using (for instance) 195/65 HR 15. With your current options tyre size is too small; your speedometer will be off and give you a higher speed than actual.
Besides, with a standard 1.8 you don't need all this rubber. Looks nice but is totally not functional.
My advice: stick to original size or only marginally wider tyres.
Anybody care to comment on this???
"your speedometer will be off"
yeah, so? close to 1/2 of the speedo's here prolly don't work anyway, and the other
1/2 are off
because of the different size tires. (correct spelling btw) lol
"Besides, with a standard 1.8 you don't need all this rubber. Looks nice but is totally
not functional."
Anton, maybe your 1.8 isn't running very well, eh?
1.8's last time I checked, were more than capable of going faster than, say 55?
When you get into some twisty's, your main concern is Not the amount of HP
you have behind you... but rather how well your car handles, which includes the
quality of your Rubber Patches (tires) Why not have the biggest (re: best) possible
patch underneath you.
Many of us are running 205's in the 50 or 60 series, without problems.
It IS a good thing to have more tire underneath you, it really is.