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tom4
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 Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: 155/60/15's mounted show me. |
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i saw these on a smart car, found em on tire rack, i think i recall some people running them on dumped type1's but i couldnt find anything searching. show me pleeze.
conti's 155/60/15. preferebly on brm's 4.5 or 5's in the dirt.  |
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jrtechie
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| Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: Re: 155/60/15's mounted show me. |
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i saw these on a smart car, found em on tire rack, i think i recall some people running them on dumped type1's but i couldnt find anything searching. show me pleeze.
conti's 155/60/15. preferebly on brm's 4.5 or 5's in the dirt. |
I am also curious...here is the only thing I found on the gallery
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dhp60
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i have them mounted on 5.5 fuchs. love the tires. they are smaller then 135 but have twice the contact patch. they dont rub the headlight bucket either.
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tom4
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looks like we have the new 135.
more contact patch. thats the key. 135's and front brakes dont pair well. |
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jeff-roy
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| these are 145-65-15 tires up front and 165r/15 in rear |
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splitmike
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| Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Conti 155/60 front ad 195/60 rear
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[email protected]
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my car
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iaccy
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I think I found my new front tire size  and just in time too b/c I'm in need of some |
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mr. warehouse
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| I think I found my new front tire size and just in time too b/c I'm in need of some |
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I've been a BIG fan of 125's, but I think I'll switch ti these on my next project. |
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kellydogg
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| iaccy wrote: |
| I think I found my new front tire size and just in time too b/c I'm in need of some |
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I've been a BIG fan of 125's, but I think I'll switch ti these on my next project. |
You rockin' temps or those DOT 125's?
I've gots the 145/65's on my Type 3, I like them a lot. My car is a 66, so it has front disc and these tires have enough contact to hold their own. The best handling small tire I've ever had, the only down side is that they make the diameter of the wheel a little too small and the car likes to hit the ground more than with a taller tire. The T3 beam is also closer to the ground than a LP T1 beam, my T1 is rockin' 145's up front but that's a different story.
Here's my square down 3 splines on stock beam and 145/65/15's, they are a cunt hair taller and skinnier but about the same size as a 155/60
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mr. warehouse
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| kellydogg wrote: |
| mr. warehouse wrote: |
| iaccy wrote: |
| I think I found my new front tire size and just in time too b/c I'm in need of some |
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I've been a BIG fan of 125's, but I think I'll switch ti these on my next project. |
You rockin' temps or those DOT 125's? |
I stopped rolling temps years ago.
I use Firestone 125's now. |
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kellydogg
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| mr. warehouse wrote: |
| kellydogg wrote: |
| mr. warehouse wrote: |
| iaccy wrote: |
| I think I found my new front tire size and just in time too b/c I'm in need of some |
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I've been a BIG fan of 125's, but I think I'll switch ti these on my next project. |
You rockin' temps or those DOT 125's? |
I stopped rolling temps years ago.
I use Firestone 125's now. |
Word up... |
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mabalot5150
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what is the price y'all found for the 155/60/15's? i called the local smart car dealer today and they were 89.00 each
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andk5591
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Tirerack.com has them for $63 each. I have been buying all my "normal" car tires and my company car tires from them for several years. No complaints.......
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dhp60
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| i am corrently running the 145/65 on stock steel rims and are just as good as the 155/60 but fit better on the narrow rim. ill roll the 155/60 on anything over 5.5 and the 145/65 on anything smaller |
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hpw
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dhp60
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| i paid 60 at discout to have 5 tires mounted and balanced |
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andk5591
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Once you get them what are you paying to have them mounted and balanced?
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I don't remeber - I just have the shop fax the bill to the office and accts payable just writes the check 
See what your local shops charge. I actually just have the tires drop shipped right to the shop (Of course you want to check with your shop to make sure its OK with them) - Tires usually show up next day or 2 days worse case. No I take that back. Once I ordered these goofy sized Yokahamas for one of the SUV's and they didn't have them in stock on the east coast. I think that one time it took 4 days.
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D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
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murphy6261
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: pics of 155/60/15 |
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just mounted these today, had 135's, these are nicer.....rears 205/60 fronts 155/60
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mabalot5150
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the pirelli's are just 12 dollars more
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=1...unFlat=All
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