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General => General Technical => Wheels & Tyres, Suspension & Brakes => Topic started by: m4drx on March 20, 2008, 12:32:27 PM

Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: m4drx on March 20, 2008, 12:32:27 PM
Hi peeps,


I have a set of stock late spec 16s i use as track wheels but the tyres are now positively bald :yes :Laugh

they all have 225/50/R16s on them

I have 2 x 215/55/16
and also 205/55/16 tyres

now would these fit on the rims and which way round would you fit them to the car? 205s on front and 215s on rear? They are meant to be more for arse end action than anything and will not be used on the road so what would your advice be?

THANK YOU!!
:cheers
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: SiH on March 20, 2008, 12:35:05 PM
Yup, they\'ll fit fine :) Can\'t remember what the stock widths for late specs are though - are they 7\'s or 8\'s?
stick the widers on the rear :)

205 on a 8 is a tiny stretch, i ran it for years with no probs :) It\'s nothing too extreme either :)
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: m4drx on March 20, 2008, 12:41:07 PM
I knew i should\'ve asked you mate. your on DW also arent ya! :rollin

so 205\'s on rears which are 8j
and 215\'s on fronts which are 7j

THANK YOU! :D
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: jamie_supra on March 20, 2008, 01:09:46 PM
yeah they fit absilutely fine. in reality its 1cm difference which is nothing. personally i would put the wider ones on the back for more traction
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: m4drx on March 20, 2008, 03:24:23 PM
thanks for the info mate.

I know the drift look is to strech the rubber, i have them streched on my 18s on the car but i have a drift car now for that stuff so this will be for the occasional airfield day so i kind of knew they would be fine, just like to check when im not sure :)

thanks again, shall get them fitted on the weekend.
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: RobMatthews on March 20, 2008, 06:11:58 PM
SIH is everywhere,i found him lurking in with the nissans on sxoc the other day:spank  Sih you have thousands of posts on there!do you not go outside to play?
Title: Advice needementd on tyre fit
Post by: SiH on March 21, 2008, 08:58:47 AM
Quote from: RobMatthewsSIH is everywhere,i found him lurking in with the nissans on sxoc the other day:spank  Sih you have thousands of posts on there!do you not go outside to play?
Lol :D SXOC is where i cut my teeth, now i\'ve moved on from my 14a ;) :D

Most of my posts on there are in my local section, or repeatedly posting about boost leaks, tyre/wheel sizing, or brake rebuilding :Thumbsup!

Let\'s just say my job isn\'t the most interesting thing in the world, and the internet is a welcome diversion :Typing

MadRX - fwiw, i\'d run the wider ones on the back, but tbh it probably won\'t make much difference :)
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