RE: tires larger than stock

["Squier, Craig" <craig_squier@arvin.com>]

a 205/55/-15 will be 20mm larger in diameter than stock, or about 0.8". This
would give you about a 3% error in the speedo, (your speedo will read 3%
lower than stock for a given speed)

Be careful with these combos, as you are actually gonna be going faster than
the speedo says, you could get extra tickets. On the other hand, the stock
speedo reads a little high, so this might correct it a bit...

AS far as the other stuff, you might have trouble if you have lowering
springs, but the car will ride a little cushier (taller sidewalls). Your
turn in response will also soften due to the sidewalls be less stiff.

HtH
-Cab



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> From: 	VWaffe@aol.com[SMTP:VWaffe@aol.com]
> Reply To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Sent: 	Monday, November 15, 1999 10:31 PM
> To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: 	tires larger than stock
> 
> I have seen some good prices on tires sized 205/55ZR15, and I was
> wondering 
> how much that five percent over stock affects speed-o error, handling,
> road 
> comfort, etc. Thoughts?
> Tires were:
> Goodyear Eagle F1 GS (I know, the stock GA's are Goodyear, I only give it
> a  
>     second thought because Ferrari used to run on Goodyear rubber in F1,
> and 
>     'cause it's got "F1" in the name...)
> Dunlop SP Sport 8000
> 
> I love my RE71s - 20K+ and still more tread 
>                                    than Lincoln's head,
> but it's time to replace them, and although the reader polls at
> Tirerack.com 
> place the 8000s .1-.2 points above the Potenzas in several categories, the
> 
> RE71s *WAY* outperformed the Dunlops in their actual track testing, so
> unless 
> the 8000's were cheaper, I'd go with RE71s for round two - THEY ROCK.
> 
> DJ - 96.5+ GLX VR6 "Wishing I had 17" rims with Potenza S-02 Pole
> Positions"  
>                  
>                    edition
>