Does anyone know anything about tyres??

kluivert · 25-01-2006 4:14pm #1

215/40/17 Tyres.

40 to thin for Irish Road.

Now i dont live beside the motor way or Dual Carriageway, mainly secondary roads driving.

Saw a great deal in the UK and they ll ship over here and the tyres come with it.

Would 205/45/17 be a better choice

bazz26 · 25-01-2006 4:25pm

I have R17/45/205 wheels on my car for the last three years, some of the roads I drive are not exactly perfect but I haven't had any problems so far. You have to watch out though as one bad pot hole will destroy one.

Have a look at the below site. It is very useful and you can calculate the best size for your car so that the car is not offset by the bigger rims and your obometer is not too far off.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

kluivert · 25-01-2006 4:34pm

Thats great cheers.

I am going to order a set of Dare Lance 17's for my Astra now from Rochford.

€450 inc vat and shipping for the wheels only.

With tyres its €750 inc vat and shipping to Ireland.

That to me seems like a great like.

Anan1 · 25-01-2006 4:45pm

In my experience, it depends on your priorities. I wouldn't be happy on much less than 55 aspect ratio on Irish roads, but I drive pretty hard. Sure, a taller tyre will feel a bit "squidgier", but the difference in grip is pretty small and is more than offset IMHO by the advantages of not having to worry as much about hitting surface imperfections/ramps/ridges/craters etc at speed.

HashSlinging · 25-01-2006 10:27pm

55 all the way to the next pot-hole ta very much.

Seth Brundle · 25-01-2006 10:32pm

Do 215/40/17 have a similar rolling radius to the stock wheel/tyre combo?

25-01-2006 10:42pm

Im using 225/35/18 and to be honest i dont find the profile too bad.Id say if i lived in the country the wheels would be ragged from the roads but for city driving there fine.

In saying that i previously had 215/40/17 and got some buckles,i put it down to the alloys being cheap because i never hit and potholes with them

unkel · 26-01-2006 12:21am

eireal wrote:

Im using 225/35/18 and to be honest i dont find the profile too bad.Id say if i lived in the country the wheels would be ragged from the roads

That's putting it mildly. A deep pothole could easily burst the tyre. Happened to me (255/45/18)

kbannon wrote:

Do 215/40/17 have a similar rolling radius to the stock wheel/tyre combo?

Depends on your stock combo. Use this calculator to find out the difference

Does anyone know anything about tyres??

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