Tires revisited

[ats at longcoeur.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

Well Cathy, if I can speak on this one; using same company type rubbers and
same type tires (Khumo's V rated) on 15x7 rims. But this applies to 14's as
well.

When I have the 205-50's on my 2l Scirocco it feels comfortable and stick
unto the road in any condition, curves or straights.

But with the 195-60's the cars feels like, using a racing term; loose.

The 205-50's are very stable and the car never squealed in a fast curve, but
feels like too sticky sometimes (tight), unable to spin the tires off the
line in second, but possible in first.

The 195-60's are stable, easy to squeal in curves, but the car feels like it
flies off the line, tires can be spun without a problem in first and second.

Personally for daily driver and price, longevity, I would use an S rated
(soft walls) tire 195-60's, but usually recommend for the difference in
price look into the same tires in V rated tires, that feeling of driving off
the sidewalls will disappear.

If you are like most of us, and you like the scirocco for the spirited
driving, then I would go with wider and higher rating V or Z rated because
they just stick and the side wall become and are truly part of the
suspension at those speed and curves.

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ATS - Patrick Bureau - Canuck in Texas
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-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of C Boyko
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 8:23 AM
To: Dan Smith
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Tires revisited

Now on the other extreme of things, how much will I hate 195/60/14s? I
have a free set, and think I may toss them on Klaus, but will they still
feel pretty rolly? The current 13s feel like they are going to slide off
the rims when I corner hard.

Just curious, Cathy