What size tires on 4kcsq

[Larry C Leung]

Stock size on VW Rabbits L series (not C nor the no letter models) 77 up
was 175/70-13 on the special upsized 13 x 5.5 rims, 45mm offset. Ditto
Scirocco same years. Scirocco even got a pretty nice optional rim, same
size, 8 spoke, quite light, with the 2nd Gen A1 series in '82.

LL - NY

On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:16:54 -0500 "Rave Racer" <Ravewar at home.com>
writes:
>
>    I've never heard of 175 70's being used on any VAG products that I
>know
>of.  The stock size for my Jetta was the 185 65's but I prefered the
>195
>60's for summer use.  It is the agreed alternate size for the Jetta,
>Golf
>and Scirroco with those rims.  I beleive the same goes with the 4k.
>My Q
>has 185 65's on there now because the 195 60's are more difficult to
>find
>used.  If you have to deal with snow and slush during winter then I'd
>stick
>with the narrower tires.  If not, then I'd go with the widest.  I
>guess I
>should mention that I have the Ronal's on  the Audi, and the Knuckled
>alloys
>on the Jetta.  I can't remember the size of the rims, but I think
>they're
>the same, this may be important to know.
>
>       Rave Racer
>'89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX
> http://www.vwot.org/members/Pete.html
>'87 Audi 4000 Quattro Sedan
> http://www.audifans.com/registry/view.php?action=viewCar&carid=110
>'72 Triumph GT6
> http://motorcities.com/contents/01I3H011116682.html
>'83 Toyota Tercel (yoda)     Possible future Sandrail donor...  Maybe
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Smeins, Larry <lsmeins at ball.com>
>To: 'Audi' <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 3:56 PM
>Subject: What size tires on 4kcsq
>
>
>I've started driving my bargain 87 4kcsq and am considering replacing
>the no
>name tires that it has on its wheels.  Tire size came up when I
>noticed the
>odometer is reading at least 5% more miles than I'm travelling, maybe
>even
>higher than that but haven't done an accurate check, yet.  I looked in
>the
>owners manual for tire size and could not find any info, did I look in
>the
>wrong area?  The tire label in the gas filler cover says 175-70-14.
>The car
>has 195-60-14s and a car tire sizing website I checked said that is
>the
>proper size.  If the car odometer is set up for the 175-70s the tire
>difference would account for 5% error in the direction I'm seeing.
>I'd
>expect 60s on a CS quattro and judging from the speedo on my 5k Audi
>may not
>be concerned with speedo/odo accuracy leading to no change in gearing
>for
>tire size.  If the gearing is for the 175s I might go for 205-60s
>which
>would closely match the diameter of the narrow tire, if the stock
>wheels are
>wide enough.  What is the correct tire size and is the odometer
>gearing
>correct for it?  I am looking for a quiet, good riding, good handling
>tire
>with good all weather performance.  Michelin X-1s will probably be the
>tire
>I choose.
>
>Larry in Loveland, CO
>
>