RE: Soft wheels feedback & conclusion

[Randy Block <RandyB@E-Risk.com>]

Ben,
I've got the pic's on film still in the camera.
Gonna get a pic of the twins this weekend on the same roll, Sunday I hope,
get them processed and get them up on the web.
I'll let you know when they are up.
Orrrrrr, you could come out to the ND show and see them in person... hint,
hint. 

Randy B
81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - future Oettinger 16V project
87 Jetta GLI 16V - daily driver 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Ben Rogowski [SMTP:bgr13@mn.rr.com]
	Sent:	Thursday, January 18, 2001 4:24 PM
	To:	Randy Block
	Cc:	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	Subject:	Re: Soft wheels feedback & conclusion

	I still need to see some pics of this monster setup.  What gives
there
	Randy?  Are ya slackin' off or what? ;-)

	BR
	----- Original Message -----
	From: "Randy Block" <RandyB@E-Risk.com>
	To: "'Ben Rogowski'" <bgr13@mn.rr.com>
	Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
	Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:13 PM
	Subject: RE: Soft wheels feedback & conclusion


	> Ben,
	> Good choice of tires, let me know if you have a hard time finding
them, I
	> know a source.
	> Correction though, the tire size is 215/45/15's.
	> The Toyo's are just awesome on both wet and dry. IMHO worth the
price.
	> According to Toyo the recommended rim width's for this size is
7-8".
	>
	> <http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines/high_perf/specs/t1s.html>
	>
	> I like the 7" because it helps protect the rim a little, 8" might
go out
	> beyond the tire.
	> Stick with me Ben, I'll get you into all kinds of trouble
	> Whaaaahaaaaahaaaaa.
	>
	> Randy B
	> 81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
	> 81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - future Oettinger 16V project
	> 87 Jetta GLI 16V - daily driver
	>
	> -----Original Message-----
	> From: Ben Rogowski [SMTP:bgr13@mn.rr.com]
	> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 3:57 PM
	> To: thescirocco@juno.com
	> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
	> Subject: Re: Soft wheels feedback & conclusion
	>
	> > What wheel and tire combination are you running Ben?
	>
	> I've got 13x6" BBS/Mahle's w/ 185/60 Yokohama 008RSII's.  I was
	> running
	> these all the time, but I didn't drive the car much so I wasn't
	> worried
	> about wearing them out too fast.  The real drawback to these tires
	> is that
	> they're too small for street driving.  Even with the Quaife I can
	> break
	> traction at will.  The gearing advantage was great on the
autocross
	> course,
	> but I need more meat.  I love the look of 13's but it's so damn
hard
	> to find
	> decent tires.  Now Randy block goes and puts monster 215/40 15's
on
	> his car
	> and gets me all excited for huge tires.  I'm thinking about
getting
	> 15x8"
	> wheels and running the same tires as Randy, the Toyo T1-S.
	>
	> Ben R
	> '79 Scirocco 1.8 16V
	> '86.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon
	> '00 Suzuki SV650
	>
	>
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