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To add my two penneth to the mix.. As you've no doubt found @Wright Conceptz almost all our cars have a different set up and each element (disc brakes, drop spindles, etc) adds or subtracts width from the overall track. My car is a Chesil Speedster with the usual Beetle front beam and IRS rear and (like yours) has adjustable spring plates at the rear and drop spindles and disc brakes up front, both of which widen the track.

Similar to @MusbJim I've got 15x5.5 fake Fuschs (chromed) but currently I'm running 195/55x15.

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The steering is too heavy for me (large scrub radius and wide grippy tires) and the clearance is marginal. And I prefer narrower tires for less grip but with a more controlled breakaway. So I'm going to go 175/65 x15 if the car can handle the extra 7mm of radius difference, or 175/60x15 or even 165/65x15 if not.

Hope this helps..

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