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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 21:59:38 +0200
From: RCS <e9225126nopsam1.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: Re: Help ! Tire size for my Saab 900


The speedometer problem (showing too low speed) with the 55 instead of 50 is maginal. Itīs difficult to say if you can use 225 instead of 205 because I donīt know the offset of the MOMO rim! It can happen, that the tyre scubbs the fender well when turning in completely (front) or driving over bumps(heavy loaded). - Itīs even possible that one tyre in 225 works fine, a different one may fail (different edge design). If you have to register them in the cars papers you have to ask the local Saab headquarters anyway. If not then you have to try it with a compareable rim/tyre combination. - Good luck. If you are looking for fine tyres you should have a close look at: Michelin Pilot Sport, Bridgestone S-02 PP, Yokohama AVS and Dunlop 9000 (the perfect rain tyre). Most of them are also available in 205. Why do you want to take 225? (sure, it looks fine!) BUT- There are also disadvantages with those wide tyres like lower top speed, bad straight heading, more difficult handling and maybee less grip and uneven wear cause the tyre does not meet its operating conditions. RCS lexterminatornopsameja.com: > Hi Folks, > > I bought a 1995 Saab 900 SE last year. The car > was equipped with 4 Momo mags. The size of the > mag is 16 x 7.5 inches. I know that the standard > tire size for 16 inches is 205-50-16 but on the > car that I bought it was 205-55-16. I know it is > a bit higher than normal but I talked to guy in a > garage and it's fine. > > Now my question is: because my Momo mags are 7.5 > inches wide, I can easily put bigger tires on > these rims (205 is usually the minimum for 7.5 > inches). Because the 205-55-16 and 225-50-16 have > the same height, do you think it is OK to put 225- > 50-16 on my Saab ? > > There is some nice 225-50-16 tires on the market > like Firestone Firehawk SZ50EP or Goodyear Eagle > F-1 GS. > > Thanks for your help ! > > Alex. > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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