# Tire size question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 12, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514 "2007-06-12T19:28:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jodihilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@jodihilton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jodihilton)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514/1 "2007-06-12T19:28:17Z")

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Hi, I am going to buy 2 or 4 new tires for my 1998 VW golf. Problem is, the tires on the car right now are 185/60 R14 and the size recommended for my vehicle is 195/60/14… any idea which size is correct?

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**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514/2 "2007-06-12T19:35:47Z")

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According to tire rack, 195/60-14 is correct. I would go with this size. What you have on your car currently is a bit smaller in width and a bit less carrying capacity than the OEM tires.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514/3 "2007-06-12T21:21:15Z")

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One one of the door jabs, there should be a sticker listing all the acceptable tire sizes and options and pressures…But yes, step up to set of four matched tires of the correct size…

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tire-size-question/514/4 "2007-06-12T22:02:14Z")

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Who is doing the recommendation? VW or a tyre supplier?

Frankly there is little difference between the two, but I would stick to the size recommended by VW, which should be in the owner’s manual or plastered somewhere in the car.