Tires

JGregory05 · Post by **JGregory05** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 2:38 pm

I am looking at getting new tires for my '67 Bug, and was wondering if putting wider tires (185's or even 195's) affects the handling or suspension of the car in a bad way. I can get the original 165's, but I think wider is better (sorry Pontiac). Any thoughts?

69volkser · Post by **69volkser** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:36 pm

i'm running 195/60/15's in the front of my '69 and love them. they corner alot better than stock but might rub if the car is lowered in the front.

JordanK · Post by **JordanK** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 5:04 pm

If your suspension is stock it won't really affect anything, except give you more grip. 185/65's are a nice look for bugs, and pretty close to the original size for speedo. calibration purposes. 195's are also good, but might start to have some rubbing issues if you go any wider.

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jgregory05 · Post by **jgregory05** » Fri Apr 26, 2002 3:30 pm

thanks for the advice, I went with 185's and I think they are going to work great