RE: tire size question

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

It may help with the CD problem.  Our 85 Saab has 65's and the ride is very
smooth and the CD never skips (not bad for a 15 year old car with 240,000
miles).  But, our 93 Pathfinder has large tires and the CD skips a lot.  It
may have more to do with the CD player being dirty or out of alignment, or
the general suspension system than the tires.

In a related questions, what the hell is the recommended inflation pressure
for the stock tires?  The owner's manual says check the door jam but there's
nothing there regarding tire pressure.  Thanks.

marc

-----Original Message-----
From: Naresh H. Singh [mailto:nhs1681@is4.nyu.edu]
Sent: 03 January, 2000 1:28 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com; VW-A3-2L@onelist.com
Subject: tire size question



Hi all,

Hope everyone had a happy holiday. Happy New Year.

I've been running 205-40-16's on my Jetta for the past 6 months or so. The
ride is getting to me, (darn NYC roads) cd player keeps skipping, etc. I'm
considering going to a taller sidewall. I know that 205-45-16 is the
correct +2 size but was wondering if 205-50-16 would fit and offer a
better ride. Will the "5" difference b/t the 45 and the 50 series tire be
noticable? (There is a approx. $20 diff in price per tire b/t 45/50
series, btw)

Any advice or suggestions?

Later,
-Naresh

'95 Jetta GL- Black

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