wheel question

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> Yes, have a look at the door jamb.  The curb
> weight on my Avant is about
> 3900 pounds.  The GVWR is quite different.

i should be picking it up from its emissions test
in about 30 minutes.  it passed!  i'm surprised,
because the MFA says that it's currently using
30L/100km (7.8MPG)!!
 
> Personally, I wouldn't have changed out the
> UFO's, but then I'd never have
> gotten to experience the difference.  Wow.  I
> think UFO's are adequate, but
> these are wonderful.  And they're not even new.
>  The pedal response is
> immediate and they are so easy to modulate.  It
> seems they're so good that
> the rears rarely get used much as those rotors
> do not look super clean like
> I would expect them to.

i'm not happy with the brakes as yet, but i'm
thinking that a brake bleed may help firm the
pedal up somewhat.  we'll see.
 
> Are you tiring an Avant or a sedan?  Either
> way, the original tire on that
> year was 205/60-15, slightly smaller than on my
> 91.  So the 215/50 would
> give a larger discrepance from stock for your
> car.  You might consider a
> 205/50-17 unless the load rating won't
> "support" you.  ;-)  (or was the one
> of the sizes you originally mentioned?)

the car is an avant.  what can i say?  i've got a
thing for wagons.  people just don't expect to
get their egos handed to them by a big ol' family
car like that. :)

jason
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