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Originally Posted by buggyboyshane

ok went and bought these wheels over the good old ebay.

now....tires. from searching on ebay................again, ive found wheels for sale that are 17x7 wheels have a 205/50/17 tyre on them and the nine inch rears have 255/ 40/ 17 tires on them. i think i'll buy them in the U.S. because a friend of mine can bring them over in his container in a few weeks.

are these the sizes i should be looking for on a bug. im also looking a tyre that has good road holding characteristics but yet performs very well in rain. im in ireland.

best prices ive found seem to be here:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...t=All&x=96&y=5

any advice greatly appreciated.

Just to let you know, a 205/50/17 is a 25.1" (64cm) tall tire. Thats almost
as tall as most stock tires. Your not going to be able to lower the front a
whole lot with a tire that tall.

205/45/17 is going to be 24.25" tall (about the same height as a skinny 145)
205/40/17 is going to be 23.5" tall (about the same height as a skinny 135)