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Old May 23rd 2007, 19:48
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Originally Posted by buggyboyshane View Post
ok went and bought these wheels over the good old ebay.

now....tires. from searching on ebay................again, ive found wheels for sale that are 17x7 wheels have a 205/50/17 tyre on them and the nine inch rears have 255/ 40/ 17 tires on them. i think i'll buy them in the U.S. because a friend of mine can bring them over in his container in a few weeks.

are these the sizes i should be looking for on a bug. im also looking a tyre that has good road holding characteristics but yet performs very well in rain. im in ireland.

best prices ive found seem to be here:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...t=All&x=96&y=5

any advice greatly appreciated.
Just to let you know, a 205/50/17 is a 25.1" (64cm) tall tire. Thats almost
as tall as most stock tires. Your not going to be able to lower the front a
whole lot with a tire that tall.

205/45/17 is going to be 24.25" tall (about the same height as a skinny 145)
205/40/17 is going to be 23.5" tall (about the same height as a skinny 135)
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