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Dgrange
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Location: Westport ct
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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Hi, just got a set of Smoothies 15'6 and 15'7. Can anyone give me advice on the best tires profile to go for? Thanks. |
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FullFender
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| Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Is your car lowered, stock? need a little more info |
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Dgrange
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Location: Westport ct
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Hi, I have just got it, it looks a little lowered in the front and stock in the rear. I have the wheels now and need to know about the tires. Does this help at all?? |
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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No, you have the car & the tape measure. Wheel/tire/stance setups are an individual owner engineering project. If you're not sure buy good used pairs of tires cheap to run for a year or so to see how they workout. 155 pages of tire/wheel/stance setups for you to peruse below.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=247735
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ALB
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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Depending on wheel offsets you'll get anything from 195's to 205's or even 215's under the fenders in the back, and unless you have lots of power keep the diameter to 25" or below. For the fronts, 175's and 185's (and even 195's) all come in a variety of different profiles/heights, so there's a lot to choose from as well. As Mike said, used tires are a great bargain and a good way to see what fits. It should be fairly easy to find some 205/60's for the back, for starters. If the front end is dropped just a bit, something about 24" tall or just under (175/65's, 185/60's) will work well and the extra width will make the car a little more surefooted. What tires are on it now?
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Dgrange
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Thanks ALB that's helpful |
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evillrdnikon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Is finding matching tires possible? I feel like im running into a situation where trying to say find a 155/60 and a 205/60 is impossible without getting different tread and different brands tires? Is that safe? |
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ALB
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| Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Smoothies - need tires advice |
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| Is finding matching tires possible? I feel like im running into a situation where trying to say find a 155/60 and a 205/60 is impossible without getting different tread and different brands tires? Is that safe? |
You can mix different brands (and treads) successfully. Try not to mix tire types- summer, all weather, and snow/winter tires. The thing to remember- a 155/60 only has a little more than half the footprint of a 205/60 so you may need to increase braking power in the rear to keep the car safe.
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