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Maui60
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:58 pm Post subject: 4.5 fuch tire size? |
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looking for some ideas on tire size for my 4.5s!
Any good pics? |
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RareAir
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tisius
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:09 am Post subject: |
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I run 135's on my 4.5 fuchs' on my Karmann Ghia with dropped spindles so that the tires don't rub in corners, but the tires look very skinny.
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Critter1
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| Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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On the left is a 4.5" Porsche steelie with Continental 165/45/15. Perfect fit with more of a contact patch than a 135 or 145.
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jason
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't like the low profile look myself. It's about a 30 mm difference in contact. It's a 4.5 inch wheel, if you want 30mm more buy a 5.5, thats what those tires are designed for. The 135 is designed for a 5 inch wide wheel. I ran 155's last go round. I'm not flying around corners anyway. |
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Bruce
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| Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| jason wrote: |
| The 135 is designed for a 5 inch wide wheel. |
Not true. The ideal wheel for a 135 is probably 3 or 3½". Remember, VW put a 155 on a 4" wheel and a 165 on a 4½" wheel.
FWIW, I have 155s on my 4½" Fuchs, but I only carry one as a spare. The 155 is exactly the same OD as my rear tire so my LSD won't be fighting itself if I need to use the spare. Then, the 155s are good in the snow.
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muffler bearing
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:21 am Post subject: |
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I run 175-55-15 Contis. It gives me a much larger contact patch out front than the old 135s. I do however have a 6" beam.
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jason
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| Good to know, when I searched it came back as 5 inch, throw some 125's on. Who has a 3 inch wheel, wagon? Kidding, seriously that's a tiny rim. |
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1956vw
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| Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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I ran 155/60-15s on this car.
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Bruce
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| Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| jason wrote: |
| . Who has a 3 inch wheel, wagon? Kidding, seriously that's a tiny rim. |
I once saw where a guy took an original 4½" Fuchs and had it chopped to 3½" for his spare!
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