1997 polo tyres?

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 5:31pm #1

hey just wanted to ask about tyres for my car,

i need to get 4 new tyres, currently the tyres are 155/70/r13

iv been offered a set of 175/70/r13 for a reasonable price

would they be okay on it?
checked tyre size sites and theres a 5% difference, would it make much of a difference?? or cause any problems?

thanks in advance

colm_mcm · 13-04-2013 5:37pm

Have you got power steering?

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 5:39pm

nope, bog standard 1.0 polo, no electric windows or anything but gets me around

colm_mcm · 13-04-2013 5:42pm

Reason I'm asking is it will make your steering heavier.

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 5:44pm

would it be a major difference? its not bad at the minute, just when your pulling in somewer, other than that you wouldnt really notice

colm_mcm · 13-04-2013 5:46pm

Correct size tyres should be really cheap anyway.

What make are you being offered, and how much?

George Dalton · 13-04-2013 5:49pm

175/70 on the (narrower) non PAS Polo rims will be too big. As Colm says above, 155/70 13 tyres are about the cheapest size you can get so there is no excuse for not sticking to the standard size.

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 5:51pm

4 tyres and steel rims(not needed but there included) for €60, thread depth looks fairly decent on them,

the local tyre place was looking €30 a tyre(part-worn). moneys tight at the minute so i was inclined to chance the different size,

when i first got the car one of the tyres was 165/70/r13 and i didnt notice until i changed it...

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 5:55pm

George Dalton wrote: »

175/70 on the (narrower) non PAS Polo rims will be too big. As Colm says above, 155/70 13 tyres are about the cheapest size you can get so there is no excuse for not sticking to the standard size.

so if i used the rims with the tyre would they be okay?

maybe ill just get the 155/70, i could get away with 2 on the front for now

colm_mcm · 13-04-2013 6:03pm

€30 a corner for that size second hand is mental.

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 7:10pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

€30 a corner for that size second hand is mental.

Found them for €20 last time, but no luck this time, is there anywhere online that would deliver?

colm_mcm · 13-04-2013 7:19pm

You'd have to pay for fitting then.
Where in the country are you?

lankz92 · 13-04-2013 7:21pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

You'd have to pay for fitting then.
Where in the country are you?

monaghan/louth/cavan area

theres a decent place in crossmaglen iv emailed, waiting to see what they come back with, bit of a drive tho

1997 polo tyres?

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