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Originally Posted by wharfedale
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That does look good but 14's or 15's definitely fill the arches that little bit better -
The gearing
is raised depending on tyre/profile choice, but not by as much as you'd think. Going from a 165/80/13 to a 175/80/14 only increases the speed for a given rpm by 7%, which will usually make the speedo read more accurately as they tend to under read by around 10% as standard. The lighter bodywork means that the car won't struggle on hills either.
You can have a play with tyre sizes here -
http://www.kouki.co.uk/utilities/vis...ize-calculator
Just bear in mind that the 175/80/14 just fits with a little bulkhead alteration (I used a lump hammer) so anything bigger will need more serious modification of the bulkhead to avoid fouling.