Re: Wheels I am running 16" wheels with 55 profile tyres, was thinking of going to 17" 45 profile, but since roads are like minefields have shelved that idea 4 now, I ask those who have swapped, how much harder is the ride on 17" wheels with 45 profile ? Must be quite a few peps have swapped.
Re: Wheels i went from a 205/55/16 up to a 225/40/18 yes there is a good bit of difference, but i would rather have the low profiles for cornering.
back to 205/55/16's for the moment as i put one my 18inch in sh!t after hitting a crater like hole in the road @ about 60/70mph.
will be going back to 18s when i can source a replacement.
Re: Wheels It's not that harsh a ride if you compare it to other cars....I went staring from 15" steelies to 17" claws and would not have it any other way. There is still enough give in the tyres and like Scottie said I'd go with the lower profile any day for cornering on steelies the stilo was like a boat round the roundabouts and stuff.
2001 fiat Brava (aka Shelly) Sold
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast) Crashed
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast 2) Sold
2006 Passat S TDI sold
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT-T current
you can all call meesse esse
Re: Wheels low profile FTW!
Re: Wheels Yey to that and besides they look way better
2001 fiat Brava (aka Shelly) Sold
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast) Crashed
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast 2) Sold
2006 Passat S TDI sold
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT-T current
you can all call meesse esse
Re: Wheels I always remembered when I first bought my car, the fronts were 40s and the backs were 45s haha! Hence the 4x new tyres and I did it at haste too lol!
MISTER T / BABYFACE (DAN)"I AINT JUMPIN' OUTTA NO PLANE FOOL!"
Re: Wheels Ive got different profile rubber from front to back, You cant even get a fag packet between the wheel and arch at the back lol. Drives and handles superbly.
Re: Wheels Well if you lose some weight i'm sure you'll be able to (I kid I kid)
2001 fiat Brava (aka Shelly) Sold
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast) Crashed
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast 2) Sold
2006 Passat S TDI sold
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT-T current
you can all call meesse esse
Re: Wheels Doesn't having different tyre profiles on the front and back put the speedo and gearing out? I was told this by a guy in ATS... I was intrigued
MISTER T / BABYFACE (DAN)"I AINT JUMPIN' OUTTA NO PLANE FOOL!"
Re: Wheels Yes look at the figure below
Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference
215/45-17 3.8in 12.3in 24.6in 77.3in 819 0.0%
215/40-17 3.4in 11.9in 23.8in 74.7in 848 -3.4%
Last edited by esse-esse; 02-18-2010 at 07:02 PM.
2001 fiat Brava (aka Shelly) Sold
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast) Crashed
2003 fiat Stilo (aka The Beast 2) Sold
2006 Passat S TDI sold
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT-T current
you can all call meesse esse
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