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tyre question
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:53 am
by stani540
im looking at getting some new rubber for the polo, at the moment im runnin 195 45 r16 tyres but i want 40 profile ones does it make a difference whether its 195 or 205 could somebody explain because im getting very confused!!!
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:12 am
by mk4 glx 1.6
195 and 205 is the width of the tyre. You really don't need a 205 width tyre and you may well experience rubbing on the arch liner/suspension strut with that width.
195 (width) / 40 (profile) / 16 (rim size) is what you need.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:46 pm
by way_z
have a look at what i wrote in the post below, might help...
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 37eafe6270