Lightning
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 08:58 PM |
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What size tyre?
Possibly looking at 6" wide wheels....so what is the max width tyre could I use???
Steve
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flak monkey
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 09:02 PM |
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205s will go on but will look silly.
195s are the widest that are really practical and will look good.
http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/tyrecalc.asp
(use the second one down)
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Lightning
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 09:50 PM |
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Excellent site cheers
Steve
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progers
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 10:34 PM |
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Depends to a degree on what the wheel size is and the aspect ratio of the tyre. On a 13" x 6" rim 205/60 section tyre can be OK (e.g.
Yokohama 048's) but you can't go any bigger. On a 15" wheel max is more like 185 if you go down to 50 section.
To make it more difficult, tyre manufacturers are not at all consistent with their recommendations...
Just thought I'd muddy the waters :-)
- Paul
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zetec
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 11:08 PM |
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I've got standard 15" diameter 6" wide Ford rims and they fit 195/50 tyres as stanadard.
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Kissy
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 08:50 AM |
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But if you've got 15" Ford wheels with 50 profile they would be FWD offset 
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steve m
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 10:06 AM |
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My car has 205/13 on 6" rims
I dont think it looks silly !!
But dont go that big as in the wet it is undrivable
the max I would use when i change would be 195/13 on 5-5.5 rims
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britishtrident
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| posted on 24/1/06 at 12:03 PM |
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Tyres from the narrow end of permmisable fiitments for any given rim width give the best handling.
With a locost rear tyres & rims are best wider than the fronts.
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