RE: Need tires to pass inspection on 2000 Jetta VR6

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

First, I apologize to all the people who I had (in my mind) criticized for
poor driving ability when they wrote in complaining about the GA's.  You
were all 100% right.  They suck.  Big time.  Last week I put on Potenza
(Bridgestone) RE910's and it is a world of difference.  And these are not
"super-ultra-high performance" tires.  No slipping on dry and only minor in
wet weather.  Torque steer is also significantly improved.  So my two cents
is go with Potenza's.  I've had them on my previous car (Saab 900) and now
on the GLX.  Long tread life (60,000), good performance and the right price
($400 +/- mounted, balanced, disposal, etc. at a local shop).  I did have to
special order them but it only took the shop about a week to get in and the
price was as good or better than tire-rack.  

Marc
97' Jetta GLX - Red/Black


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Meikle [mailto:rtmeikle@yahoo.com]
Sent: 05 August, 2000 10:53 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Need tires to pass inspection on 2000 Jetta VR6


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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