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Re: Tyre recommendations please

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A bit of actual information:

Offside front, looking backwards towards the spring cup (terrible focus)
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Nearside front, looking backwards towards the spring cup:
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The difference between old and new fittings according to willtheyfit.com:
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Current is 215/40/R17 on 7.5inch ET45
Desired new is 215/45R17 on 8inch ET32.

I think a 215/45 on the front is going to be very close.


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gavsdavs wrote:A bit of actual information:

Offside front, looking backwards towards the spring cup (terrible focus)
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Nearside front, looking backwards towards the spring cup:
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The difference between old and new fittings according to willtheyfit.com:
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Current is 215/40/R17 on 7.5inch ET45
Desired new is 215/45R17 on 8inch ET32.

I think a 215/45 on the front is going to be very close.
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There was a post not so long ago where a guy had brought used wheels with 215/45/17.
The fouled the suspension cup so had to change the tyres to 40 profile which then fitted
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gavsdavs wrote:
TonyleFrog wrote:
baileydom wrote:Personally I'd go with 215/40 as even that doesn't provide any rim protection (at least not with my tyres).
Eagle F1s do (another plus point on my pro/con list). :th:
Rim protection is a pretty compelling reason :th:
They way I've been parking recently, going to need rim protect on the next boots :facepalm:
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peteV6R5 wrote:Gav,
There was a post not so long ago where a guy had brought used wheels with 215/45/17.
The fouled the suspension cup so had to change the tyres to 40 profile which then fitted
Thats' not a surprise, it looks very marginal. Still interested to hear if anyone's managed it :)
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peteV6R5 wrote:Gav,
There was a post not so long ago where a guy had brought used wheels with 215/45/17.
The fouled the suspension cup so had to change the tyres to 40 profile which then fitted
Er... :no:

They were 225s on ET35 offset wheels - http://www.mr2oc.co.uk/forums/59/165181 ... s#p1750679
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I'd have to agree with Pete on the V12's .. Rach has them on F'Anni and I struggle to get them to squeal let alone break traction :th:
MR2DI4 wrote:Bit of a no contest there if you have the money. AD08R.

Personally I run Toyo R888's but you don't have the weather for them over there, you need to back off in really wet conditions.
I have AD08R's on my mk3 2zz and totally agree they are a fantastic tyre. I ran out of balls on the track long before I got them to squeal. HOWEVER... I would not want these on my car through the winter months. I didn't really trust them all that much in the wet. They're a track day and (without question) summer tyre only. So much the same as you say for the R888's...

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AD08R's with good tread on them should be fine in the wet (check their EU wet performance rating), though they'll struggle with large amounts of standing water. That said I wouldn't run them on a daily due to wear and they do struggle in the cold.

To add my own experience into the mix, I've been really happy with the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's on mine - 215/40R17 / 245/40R17.
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