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hbays
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:11 pm    Post subject: 165/60 or 65/15 tire? Reply with quote

Anyone know of a tire maker with a 165 (60 or 65) 15 tire, since 165 is the widest I can get under my 67 ghia on the rear.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

why is that the widest you can get under there? plenty of people run 195/65/15, 185/65/15, etc out back all the time. i'm not a ghia person but the 205/65/15 on the back of my dropped bug fit just fine. 195/65/15 is a little smaller in overall diameter than a stock 165r15, 205/65/15 is just a very little larger...ken.....
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know about 165/60 or 65 but i have a set of 175/65/15's on my car. They ride great and have a good contact patch. and in the end, they're only .39" wider than a 165.
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