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Re: '97 900 SE Tires:Yes, they changed them...
Posted by f1tifoso (more from f1tifoso) on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:27:49
In Reply to: '97 900 SE Tires: Okay to go with 205/55R16?, PaulT, Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:46:18
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The first ones that had 205/55/16 instead of 205/50/16 were late 2001 shortly after the class action lawsuit against Saab over the 3-spoke Viking wheels used from 1997-1999 - they were soft and bent easily, and Saabs eventual solution for was to increase the profile to 55 to help, as well as soften the ride without degrading the performance to any significant degree...
I had 50's on my 97 for awhile, but once I put 55's on I never went back - had more pronounced effect adjusting other suspension to increase cornering than I ever lost in the higher profile, and the speedo was too insignificant to worry about (I use the speedo app on my phone anyway)
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Posts in this Thread:
- '97 900 SE Tires: Okay to go with 205/55R16?, PaulT, Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:46:18
- Re: '97 900 SE Tires:Yes, they changed them..., f1tifoso, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:27:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: '97 900 SE Tires: Okay to go with 205/55R16?, Bernie , Mon, 3 Mar 2014 17:06:50
- Re: '97 900 SE Tires: Okay to go with 205/55R16?, REM in Seattle , Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:52:41
- 205/55R16 vs. ???, ryan , Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:52:54
- Re: '97 900 SE Tires: Okay to go with 205/55R16?, PaulT, Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:49:37
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