[Vwdiesel] TDI tires

[Tad]

Tim, I used this one:
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoTireMath.jsp

On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Tim Cornett <tim at tcornett.com> wrote:
> Ok with all of this talk of tires, this may or may not be on track regarding tire size.
>
> I have a 1985 jetta diesel that has the stock 13" rims, however I have a set of 15" rims I would like to run on this car that bolt up fine, they currently do not have tires on them, I was only given the rims.  What would be the best method of determining the correct tires for the rims?
>
> Any advice would be welcome
>
> Tim
>
> On Feb 28, 2012, at 12:15 PM, "James Hansen" <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
>
>> Tell me about it.  stupid new passat has 17 inch rims... utter foolishness.
>> keeps me buying winter tires in goofy sizes, even the dealer screwed up and
>> put the wrong size winters on.
>> The tire shed is half full of stuff I can't use any more- old blizzaks, etc.
>>
>> Parent's Lexus suv has 19's on it.  The old farm trucks have 20's.
>> I offered to trade old school bling for new school bling and get some
>> stronger rims on there for them, but for some reason they wouldn't.
>> -j
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
>> Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
>> Sent: February-28-12 10:50 AM
>> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI tires
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 2/28/2012 7:45:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> jhsg at sasktel.net writes:
>>
>> And  yeah, snow tires are the best thing you could have in the ice. Any snow
>> tire at all is better than a "all" season.
>>
>>
>>
>> Amen to that!  As good as a Rabbit does in snow.  They  tend to sit and spin
>> with "all season" tires but slap on even a worn out pair of  snow tires and
>> I'm moving again!
>>  BTW, 13" snow tires or even summer tires, are getting hard to find  in
>> this era of 17" rims!
>>    Loren
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