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195/65/15 on 89 740GL? 700

posted by  someone claiming to be Frank on  Wed Oct 6 16:32 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Ok
I went down to Costco for the big tire sale (rebates).
Ok this is my car:
- 89 740 GL using the 15' wheels from a 700 Turbo (star aluminum mag). So the last 6 yrs I've been running my GL with 195/60/15.

I believe the stock size for my car was something like 185/70/14. However, when i bought the car, it came with 185/65/15 on the steel wheels before I changed to these aluminum mags.

I finally decided to go with Michelin X Radials 195/60/15.
Maybe there was some miscommunication with the Costco Clerk, cuz when I picked up my car I saw they installed 195/65/15. The price is the same as the 195/60/15.

I drove it home anyway to test these out and they seem fine. And I don't feel the bumps and potholes on the cement as much as I did when i had the 60 profiles.

so is it safe to just keep these 65's or go back to change them to 60's? I do mostly city driving below 100KM/hr. Even when I'm on the highway I max at 110km/hr..yah I'm a slow driver :)






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