Re: Snow tires, studded, etc?

["Ken and Susan Buck" <phillyscca@mail.enter.net>]

I have NEVER heard of a shop studding used tires, and believe me, the 
tires have to be made with small holes to accept the studs.  Call 
around your local shops.  As for sizes, get what you are comfortable 
with.  155/80's would drive me nuts, toooooo skinny to drive on the 
dry, I'd be sideways ALL the time.  A "60" series tire will feel like 
the Scirocco should, but your ground clearance will suffer.  I use a 
175/70 so I get decent width for dry handling, and the 70 series adds 
some ground clearence for the deeper snows.

As I said, call your local tire places and ask questions about 
recommended sizes and studding costs.


Ken Buck
1999 Philadelphia Region SCCA RE
78 DSP VW Scirocco- regional champ 94, 95, 97, 98
85 VW Scirocco dirt Thunder Car 
"1997 Rookie of the Year" Linda's Speedway(retired in 1998, but back in 99!!)
80 Scirocco-S  copper, 1.8L (cold start problem)
84 Scirocco (finally road worthy)

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