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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 10:06 AM |
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tyre size for empi 5's
have a set of empi 5's i want to put tyres on. i believe they are 15x5.5 wheels... what size tyre have people fitted to these wheels??
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 10:14 AM |
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I have 195 on mine
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 10:51 AM |
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what profile do you have?
Are these on a beetle or karmann ghia?
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 01:12 PM |
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i got 205/65s on the bug on my empi 8s
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 01:26 PM |
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195/60r 15 front and 205/60r15 rear. these are for street use. use semi's on 6 and 7 inch for track
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 01:31 PM |
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have had a quote for 195/70R15.
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 04:36 PM |
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thats a huge tire. for a beetle you want about 625mm OD, for the rear to keep its gearing and the smae fro the front is you want the speedo accurate.
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 05:05 PM |
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what im running is fairly close i think there is 4 mm difference in rolling diameter
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 08:55 PM |
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i'm running(or was)215's and 155's on my BRM"s which are the same size
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 09:23 PM |
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Hey Rod - it depends on what your look is going to be. You can fit anything from 135's to 205's on these. Some people will bag the 135's, but I've
run them on pretty much every dub I've had for the last 20 years. It's all up to you mate on what look you're after.
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| posted on November 14th, 2005 at 09:42 PM |
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You can get 165x45 tyres now if clearence is an issue. That's what I'll be running on the front. I've got 195x65 s on the rear and they're perfect
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| posted on November 15th, 2005 at 07:59 AM |
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thanks for all the advice...
what is the standard tyre that was on the beetle?
i was quoted 150 per tyre for the 195/70.
not fussed if the speedo is accurate for the moment as i will be upgrading to vdo classic gauges during the rebuild next year.
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| posted on November 15th, 2005 at 01:28 PM |
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165x80 Michelin xzx. Well for the later ones anyway I think.
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| posted on November 15th, 2005 at 02:02 PM |
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195 straights is the closest to todays sizings
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| posted on November 15th, 2005 at 03:11 PM |
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sorry... should have said it's for a 57 beetle.
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2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
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