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tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:26 pm
by James.watts95
getting some dare rs 15" and 7j wide, want a nice stretch, any sizes that would be good?
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:32 am
by alexperkins
165/50 if you want serious stretch
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:20 pm
by James.watts95
yeah i was looking at that, but dont want anything too over done, just enough to give it a nice stretched look, without reducing handling
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:24 pm
by alexperkins
Be mindful that MOTs are more stringent on stretch now and cars can fail if its too much
a 175/50 or 185/50 may be better for you
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:29 pm
by James.watts95
really? and yeah probably gunna go for 175/185 45/50 on a 8 j no
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:45 pm
by alexperkins
Yup. 2012 mot is much tighter
Re: tyre sizes, help?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:48 pm
by James.watts95
ouch!
il have to put the little 13's back on for the mot then, it'll fail as it is anyway!:( but not for another 10 months