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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:37 am |
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Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 367
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2005 HDI GTI
All round my pugget I have 205/45/16
I can't find a very good selection of tyres compared to my 15s on my MR2.
I only need rear tyres though, so is there any other sizes I could use to broaden the choice? I.e. 215/45/16, 195/45/16?
Cheers
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:36 am |
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Joined: Jul 04, 2014 Posts: 151
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Location: Gloucestershire
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Go here www.anycalculator.com/tiresize.htm
Plug the numbers in, so long as the difference is less that 2% then you are golden
I'd be careful going much wider, as the tyre will start to catch on the arch, unless you have spacers...
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:46 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 7045
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Good selection? In a particular price range? Most high performance tyres start at 17" these days. Goodyear F1 Assymmetric 2s come in 16" sizes and are a decent tyre.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:18 pm |
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Joined: Mar 19, 2012 Posts: 96
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Location: Norfolk
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:37 am |
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Joined: Oct 05, 2012 Posts: 367
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Are they meant to be 205s? On some sites I've looked at The standard tyre size on that alloy is meant to be 195....
Can I really go thinner on the rear, will it not have a effect as the fronts are 205?
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:09 am |
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Joined: Mar 19, 2012 Posts: 96
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Location: Norfolk
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Won't make any difference, on the race car I run 205 on the front and 195 on the rear
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 7045
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Only GTI fitted with 195s are those with 15" wheels and early cars that had Nimrod fitted as an option as part of the SP kit.
Any car fitted as standard with Nimrods had 205 tyres.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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