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Re: which tires are best? 200 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be Julio Manalo on  Sun May 20 02:05 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I'm using Goodyear GPS 2 185/70-14 on my 85 245 GL. They are actually smaller in diameter than the original equipment 185/80-14. They kinda make the wheelwells look 'hollow' and the car also ride about an inch lower. The handling doesn't really change though. The brick seems to handle ok and the traction is not too bad in wet or dry. The Philippines is a tropical country and we get lots of rain during the monsoon but the tires seem to handle that well enough.

I contemplated getting OEM sized 185 R14s but the only ones available here are for SUV types and light trucks so I ended up with the ones I have which are 'car tires'.





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