'71 Ghia Tires (5.60-15) - 165R15 Unavailable ?

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I haven't bought tires in quite a while, so am surprised that I can't find any around locally in the tire stores . The 5.60 - 15 is my original spare, and I'm not even sure the 165R15 86T's are the best size for the car, though they've been on it since '01.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly apprecited.

Thanks,

Kafertoys · Accepted Answer

a little more expensive but they have the rightsize. I have bought from them and I like stock  white wall on theghia's

Steve Mc · Answer

Thanks for the info. I was hoping to have a least a few more choices, but maybe nobody's needed tires lately. :(Thanks again,

Joey Tribiani · Answer

165SR15's are still widely available and not in short supply... It's just an odd size that aren't used on modern cars, so they are not always on the racks at your local dealers... When I bought tires for my ghia a year ago, the guy i went to had four choices in that size.... he's a small tire store and gets his tires from a distributor... he went to pick them up when i came in... like i said, even he could get four different manufacturers tires in 165/15... the chainstores will tell you they cant get it if it's not on the shelf...

Jim347a · Answer

Hi!Here are some links for tires:?Page=3D3&Search=3DtireI plan to get some of these larger wheels for my 1973 Beetleand use these tires or some Pirelli tires:

KWW · Answer

what year did VW employ the "beadlock rim" and thus no longer required an >

KWW · Answer

I recall a lively discussion years ago on RAMVA talking about how to translate vintage VW tires into the newer measurement method.  Maybe I will have to search the archives.KWWSteve Mc wrote:

P.J.Berg · Answer

Inches to millimeters,not much to it  the profile you will haveto take what you get more or less these days. The standard for a 165, 175 or a185 wide tire are in the mid 80's.(% of the width).That would be 165/8xR-15. The standard size tires are not often/rarely referredto with profile.J.

Joey Tribiani · Answer

what the US folks like to call European radials, the aspect ratio works out to 82... so a 165R15 would be 165/82/15. Obviously that is an oddball....

P.J.Berg · Answer

You can buy 165's all the way down to a 45 profile, look up the previous threadon tires, I posted a few links.J.

Joey Tribiani · Answer

> You can buy 165's all the way down to a 45 profile, look up the previous thread on tires, I posted a few links.I'm aware, but the subject was about stock sized tires... Little consequence to me, I run a wider tire on my car(and think the readily available 125R15,135R15, 145R15's should be used as spares only)... currently I'm at 195/50/15 on the front and 195/65/15 on the rear...

Steve Mc · Answer

Thanks to all for all your feedback.

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