Re: Need tires to pass inspection on 2000 Jetta VR6

[Rob Meikle <rtmeikle@yahoo.com>]

I second what Khan says, but add that I bought Toyo
Proxes when my stock tires wore out and LOVE them. 
I've had them for a few months now, and the wet
traction difference is night and day.

ROB
'97 GLX


--- Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com> wrote:
> >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
> -- 
> 
> Khan Klatt                                        
> khan@mediaaccess.com
> 
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