quick wheels q'sl

[joop200789]

ano you'll all shout and say search,but it so damm long

just a few qiuck q's

am looking at getting some 225/45/17 for my tdi sport

on standarsd set up they should fit fine no rubbing right?

also want to no

what about with just collies
what about with just spacer eg 20mmm
and what about with spacers and collies

cheers
joop

 

[Sportrider]

you wont get away with 225's on the front without rubbing, you will need 205 or 215

 

[joop200789]

bugger, best look for another set of alloys now then damm, cheers for that just saved me a few hundred quid

 

[Sportrider]

bugger, best look for another set of alloys now then damm, cheers for that just saved me a few hundred quid

you can get them but you need to change the tires

 

[joop200789]

ok what size tyre would i be looking at to fit em with out rubbing?

 

[Sportrider]

205/40/17

 

[joop200789]

right dint think of that,they wint look streched or owt like that you think?

 

[Altech]

Depends on how wide the alloys are..

 

[NickyJam]

i've got 215/40 17s on mine...check out my readers ride thread

 

[CJRamze]

Get 215's more tyre on the road better grip

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Yep. 205/40/17 or 215/40/17 is what your after!

 

[NickyJam]

BIG difference going from 205 to 215!! definately go for 215 on 17's

 

[joop200789]

ano what your saying on my old fezzy i swapped the wheel for slightly wider ones eg just a 10 mill difference iirc and it felt like a diffrent car, still like a boat round corners tho,

 

[NickyJam]

ano what your saying on my old fezzy i swapped the wheel for slightly wider ones eg just a 10 mill difference iirc and it felt like a diffrent car, still like a boat round corners tho,

i'm finding my change from PZeros 205/40 to T1R 215/40 very good...a lot quieter, softer, not crashy and good grip round bends

 

[CJRamze]

ano what your saying on my old fezzy i swapped the wheel for slightly wider ones eg just a 10 mill difference iirc and it felt like a diffrent car, still like a boat round corners tho,

Boat round corners?

 

[joop200789]

i'm finding my change from PZeros 205/40 to T1R 215/40 very good...a lot quieter, softer, not crashy and good grip round bends

well i just got some new alloys today fitted with proxes4's 205/40/17 and the car feels totaly different less crashl less road noise, and grip harder through corners,

Boat round corners?

yeh my old fezzi rolled like a boat when you went round corners lol

 

[NickyJam]

I originally wanted to try Proxe4's but da place couldn't get em in...can't say I'm disappointed with the T1Rs

 

[techathy]

Get 215's more tyre on the road better grip

Actually for a 10mm difference probably no significant gain in rubber on the road, what you'll do is make the contact patch shorter & wider. This means the tyre will grip for longer but be less progressive when it does let go.

i'm finding my change from PZeros 205/40 to T1R 215/40 very good...a lot quieter, softer, not crashy and good grip round bends

Probably got far more to do with the tyre than the profile. Pirelli tyres are hard wearing tyres generally where Toyo's are softer & much more compliant. If you had put 205/40 T1Rs on I think you'd say exactly the same thing.

 

[NickyJam]

Actually for a 10mm difference probably no significant gain in rubber on the road, what you'll do is make the contact patch shorter & wider. This means the tyre will grip for longer but be less progressive when it does let go.


Probably got far more to do with the tyre than the profile. Pirelli tyres are hard wearing tyres generally where Toyo's are softer & much more compliant. If you had put 205/40 T1Rs on I think you'd say exactly the same thing.

i wouldn't say the contact patch would be any shorter, that would be more to do with increased tyre pressure

but all in all, yes i believe it is more to do with the tyre itself, however slightly more width should mean that under stress when going round bends there will be more wall giving slightly better response (which is kind of the way i can describe it)

 

[StokeyBen]

So just to clarify you can run 215's on the front with 225's on the rear ?

& this setup would be fine ?