Tyre sizes on 13's

robert.cheetham · Post by **robert.cheetham** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 4:52 pm

Nowthen. Ive got my standard 13' alloys on my polo with crummy 145 tyres. I was just wondering how wide a trye can I get on them without it being illegal. i just want thme to be wider.

Cheers.

Rob.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 5:12 pm

what width are the wheels for starters?

4.5, 5, 5.5 inch, or more?

(if they're standard VW kit, then i think if you take one off and look on the inner side of the rim, near the hub, there'll be a short set of codes printed there including 4.5J, 5J, 5.5J, whatever...)

going purely by mk3s...
if 4.5" (squareback & 1.0 coupe standard) then its about 165 section - and you cant get so much wider than that under a square's rear arch without rolling it anyway.
5.5" (1.3 coupes) can be taken to about 185

any wider than that and you'll be needing bigger wheels and possibly arches, though thats really plenty wide enough for a polo.

at least get some 155s on there, or 165

i'm guessing yours are likely to be 4.5 if there's 145s on there - thats about the minimum you could get on a 5.5 inch wheel without stretching.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:32 pm

i've got 165/65/13 size tyres on my gt i think

metz · Post by **metz** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:35 pm

ive got 165/70/13 on my winter alloys..they look like dohnuts

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:02 am

yeah go for 165s if you can. 165/65/13s or 165/70/13s depending on wether you want faster acceleration or better economy. 175s do fit on a 4.5" wheel but look silly.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:35 pm

they'd be in danger of coming off the rim wouldn't they?

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:11 pm

I dunno but ive seen them on a GT squareback. They were a silly profile though; 175/70/13s

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 7:23 am

hugenormous!

LogIK · Post by **LogIK** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:50 am

Is that even a real word?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:27 pm

course it is, just the same as mahoosive. and heeid. and discombobulate.

genesisGT · Post by **genesisGT** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:56 pm

I have 165/60/14s on my squareback but a needed to get the arches rolled as they rubbed on one side when going 80mph or with more than 2 people in the car. Presume 165 on 13s might do the same, but most people seem to get away with it ok unlike me! typical.

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 9:40 pm

what wheels have you got?

genesisGT · Post by **genesisGT** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 6:56 pm

what wheels have you got?

Hi Gareth,
They are ENZO cups ET38 basicaly fake RH cups as a couldnt find a genuine set.
I am sure they are 14"x6"s and they rubbed on the passenger side so bad at speed they made a rub marked ring on my tyre. So a had to roll ma rear arches so a didnt get a blow out. The fronts fitted until a got G40 brakes then they didnt fit - as the calipers were too wide so a now have 3mm spacers at the front. Nothing is ever simple. I am dreading lowering it 40mm. Makes me wish a bought a coupe sometimes.

(na only joking!) Squarebacks are fab!