aspect ratio to best suit 16" wheels on a t3

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   Hi
i'm thinking about which wheels to go on my vanagon
have a choice of 7 (front) and 9 (back) d90's
or 7 front and 8 back zender turbo's (you know 'em?) and these are 5x112
both are 16" diameter
so i was wondering what tyre size would be best to retain a similar rolling radius to the orig carat aloys with (i think) 80 series rubber?
was working on the basis of 225/50.......maybe 235/50 on the back if i use the d90's
would this be alright? or is 55, or even 60 series a better bet?

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zyclamvw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 Nov 09 Status: Offline Points: 127	Post Options Post Reply Quote zyclamvw Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: aspect ratio to best suit 16" wheels on a t3 Posted: 25 Mar 10 at 22:46
	Hi i'm thinking about which wheels to go on my vanagon have a choice of 7 (front) and 9 (back) d90's or 7 front and 8 back zender turbo's (you know 'em?) and these are 5x112 both are 16" diameter so i was wondering what tyre size would be best to retain a similar rolling radius to the orig carat aloys with (i think) 80 series rubber? was working on the basis of 225/50.......maybe 235/50 on the back if i use the d90's would this be alright? or is 55, or even 60 series a better bet?

Joker_Club Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 14 Sep 06 Location: Sunny Lancs Status: Offline Points: 3733	Post Options Post Reply Quote Joker_Club Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 Mar 10 at 22:55
	Scroll to bottom of this info page, tyre size calculator lets you work out what size tyres, to keep within a realistic size from original, so your gearing isn`t all to c0ck http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpecific/T3/info/mods/alloys/altwhls.htm
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covdubber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 16 Nov 08 Status: Offline Points: 1089	Post Options Post Reply Quote covdubber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Apr 10 at 15:45
	i use 7x16 merc rims on my bus & have 225/70/16 rear & 205/55/16 fronts & they ride well 7 steering is'nt too heavy! i'd defo like to get some 225/80/16 tyres on the back it just depends on clearance with the rear swingarms, maybe 215/80/16
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