Odd Tire size help!

[Richard Hoffman]

Yeah I know they are dinky :)
They just say 165SR14 on the tires, bear in mind these were put on the car
in 1974 and perhaps they had different sizing conventions at time (not sure,
wasn't alive yet!)
Using the old eyeball and tape measure method of measuring the tire, looks
around 6" wide and about 5" of sidewall... so that's about 80-85 profile?
eek!  The rims are only 4.5" wide so I can't really go too much wider!
I will go to the local tiremonger tomorrow and see if I can't confuse them
with these dinky little tires too :)
Thanks for the help!
Richard
two Audis and too crazy





>From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>Reply-To: audi at humanspeakers.com
>To: Richard Hoffman <billzcat1 at hotmail.com>
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Odd Tire size help!
>Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 03:30:15 -0500
>
>
>>I am in need of new tires for my 1970 100LS - the tires on it are not
>>particularly worn but they are badly, badly cracked and I don't really
>>feel
>>safe riding on them!
>>The problem is finding them in the right size!  These are 165R14 tires and
>>I
>>am really having trouble coming up with anything at all in this size.  The
>>car only has 100hp and I don't need anything fancy, just something
>>all-season. I doubt the car will ever see snow.
>>Any suggestions?
>
>"plus size" a tiny bit?  what profile are your 165's supposed to be? You
>could go up to 175's and get 70's, say.  there were three at tire rack in
>that size.
>
>Don't some tiny cars still use dinky little tires like that?
>
>--
>Huw Powell
>
>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
>http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>


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