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Jkulaga1997
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Joined: December 23, 2018
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Location: Delaware
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 Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:16 am Post subject: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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| Need help on choosing Tire size after putting 2 1/2 drop spindles on the front and also need help with size for the rear thanks.. |
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Dangib
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Location: pittsburgh
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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| Need more info bud wheel size is it narrowed tons of info out here on it already. |
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RUNKLE
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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Tons of info, so much so they made a sticky:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=247735
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Mike Fisher
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Location: Eugene, OR
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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I have 185x60 & 205x70 on my lowered squareback.
I've been buying good pairs/sets of Used brand name tires Cheap for years!
The rich guys take them off, when they still have lots of tread.
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slayer61
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Location: CA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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| Jkulaga1997 wrote: |
| Need help on choosing Tire size after putting 2 1/2 drop spindles on the front and also need help with size for the rear thanks.. |
195/50-15 front and 295/50-15 rears! 
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Jkulaga1997
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Joined: December 23, 2018
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Location: Delaware
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:53 am Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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| Dangib wrote: |
| Need more info bud wheel size is it narrowed tons of info out here on it already. |
Stock beam and factory wheels sorry new to this |
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Mike Fisher
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Joined: January 30, 2006
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Location: Eugene, OR
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Tire Size after lowering ? |
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| Jkulaga1997 wrote: |
| Dangib wrote: |
| Need more info bud wheel size is it narrowed tons of info out here on it already. |
Stock beam and factory wheels sorry new to this |
195x70 on all 4 corners.
No bigger IMHO on stock wheels.
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66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
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