What size tires on 4kcsq

[Rave Racer]

    Are you sure that isn't 185 65 14's that the A2's came with on the
optional rims.  Are all those sizes capable of going on those one set of
rims, or do you need to get different rims for alot of those sizes.  I
thought only the 185 65's were sold on my alloys, with the alternative size
being the 195 60's.  If I wanted the narrower 175's, I thought I needed to
get a different set of rims.

    I live just outside of the snow belt, where it's cold, but we don't get
more then 5 to 10 days of the season in blizzard conditions.  Having
experienced snow removal teams, we don't often have to spend time in snow
conditions for very long.  For this, and on a budget, I always liked the
Cooper Cobras.  For around $350 Canadian you could get all four set up, if
you don't have connections.

       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: Larry C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <Kwattro at aol.com>
Cc: <Ravewar at home.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: What size tires on 4kcsq




On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:51:38 EST Kwattro at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 01-11-20 20:22:15 EST, you write:
>think that you'll find that the Rabbit GTi, upper Golfs and GTi's,
>most
>jettas, as well as the Coupe GT came with 185-60-14's, not
>185-65-14's.  In
>fact, that was one of the selling points on both the GT and the GTi -
>high
>performance 185-60-14 radials on alloy wheels.

US only for the A1 body GTi/Jetta GLi - most A1 GTi's in Europe had
175/70-13's on steel rims, though later (post US 83 models) it went up to
185/60-14 on steel or optional alloy.

Later A2 Golf/Jetta came with 185/60-14, as did all 8V GTi (A2).

>
>And by this point, everyone should know that cheap fun on 14's is
>either the
>Dunlop SP8000 195-55-14 or the Bridgestone RE-71, same size.  Sure,
>your
>speedo is off and you lose a little milage.  DO YOU CARE THAT MUCH?

Speedo isn't off much, and BOY do they (RE-71's anyway) stick! They just
don't wear for too long, but thanks to being an old design, they are
cheap. BTDT

LL - NY