Re: Need tires to pass inspection on 2000 Jetta VR6

[Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>]

>Hey all,
>
>You're all probably sick of the tires discussions....
>
>My 2000 Jetta VR6 has the 16" rims...   ALL STOCK.
>
>Just looking for a good tire that kicks ass in the rain and will make the
>car feel more agressive than the ones that come stock.
>
>I'm also wondering if I can get away with going any wider or lower profile
>than a 205/whatever(i think 55)/16 with the stock wheels...
>
>I heard the 16" wheels on the jetta don't like the lower pro tires because
>of the suspension or something...   sometimes under very hard braking if I
>hit like a bump I feel like my front shocks are going to fly through the
>hood....
>
>Also in general, I'm looking to do anything to make the car feel more
>agressive for not too much price (don't want to totally redo the suspension).
>I want to remain more or less ALL STOCK...  thoughts?   general 
>recommendations?
>
>Thanks,
>Seann

1. You don't mention a price range so it's hard to give you 
recommendations on tires. I liked my Dunlop SP6000's that I got for 
my Jetta, but am informed the SP9000 would be a better tire if you 
don't intend to use it as a snow tire.

(The consensus has been: get a dedicated snow tire for the snow, and 
just get a good summer tire for the summer and rain.... I say summer 
tire because summer tires do better than all-season tires in the rain 
typically because all season tires are tuned to perform well in the 
snow--- summer tires are more sticky, and do better on moisture, 
technically, than the all season tires do)

Other tires to consider based on previous discussion on the list: 
Toyo Proxes (wear fast, and may be louder than other tires), Michelin 
Pilot XGT Z4/V4 series, and of course, the Pirelli line. The 
Asimmetrico's are a very nice high end tire. Otherwise, the P700 is a 
low cost, decent tire, but does wear quickly. They are so cheap, it 
may not matter though.


2. Performance upgrades. Tires is a good upgrade. If you want to keep 
it stock, you won't be able to do suspension upgrades. So the other 
thing to consider is a K&N air filter. Just drop it in, and get 
anywhere between 4hp and 10hp across your power band. Probably closer 
to 4 than to 10 for most cars. Other than that, you might consider a 
Garrett or Techtonics chip. It's easy to pull if you need to, but 
it's good for gobs of power, as long as you're willing to stick to 
Super gas.


That's about as much wisdom as I can offer in four paragraphs 
considering the parameters you specified. Good luck.

-Khan
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Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com

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