[urq] Tire size on 17" wheels

[Ingo Rautenberg]

I have to agree with Brian.  I've run 17x Compomotives on my '84 Urq with
235/45-17s, but the tires were too big and rubbed (so forget the 225/45s),
plus my preference would be max 16" as a great compromise between
handling/weight. That's my opinion.

-Ingo

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:24 PM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought my 17's were 7.5" wide (not on an UrQ though) and ive always used
> 225 or 235/45's, so if your looking at 8" wide, 215's sound too narrow
> unless your into that "poke" look and dont pull serious G's. but then whats
> the point of sporting an UrQuatt?
>
> I'd personally go no bigger than 16" retaining plenty of travel. The 17's I
> remember putting on mine at the time looked great and felt wrong, but thats
> me. 8" sounds wide for the fronts IMO..
>
> -brian
>
>
>
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> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:20 PM, JAM <jscarstuff at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Long time lurker here.......thanks for the wealth of information.  I just
> > bought a set of 17"x8" et 32 wheels and need to equip them with tires for
> > use on the urq.  I'm toying with 215-40s or 215-45s but I'm open to other
> > suggestions.  I would consider 225-40s but it looks like only a couple
> tires
> > are available in that size.  Are 225-45s a viable size?  Care to hook a
> > brother up with some knowledge?
> > Thanks!
> > Jason
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