Going from 215'S to 225's on my cup

[Thomas price]

Hi, interested to know what the +and- are regarding this tyre swap?

Many thanks

 

[Pav]

if you track your car you may see a very slight diff gripwise..i went from 215's to 225's and didnt notice a big diff tbh..

 

[Thomas price]

if you track your car you may see a very slight diff gripwise..i went from 215's to 225's and didnt notice a big diff tbh..

It's mainly going to be a track car, I suppose as long as it isn't going to cause and adverse affect then ill give it a try.

 

[Pav]

well they come with 215's as standard..believe the french guys had a reason

 

[Stubonez]

I think if you look at the genuine cup racers they actually run skinnier tyres.. they actually have slightly stretched tyres.. I'm assuming its because there's less flex in the sidewalls.

 

[AaronJeff]

I think that is why [MENTION=52006]Stubonez[/MENTION] but then again couldn't you run a bigger tyre at a higher PSI to have the same effect?

 

[S12vea]

Has anyone got any pictures of there car with 225 fitted?

 

[pdd144c]

I run 225's on the race rims and they are fine.

 

[Warren]

I run 225's on the race rims and they are fine.

That's because they're 8J not 7.5J though right? So 225 is the correct fitment.

 

[pdd144c]

Yeah fair point!

 

[Craig_RS]

Was wondering this myself! The 225/45/17 is a fair bit cheaper than 215/45/17

wouksnod thought the wider tyres would of aided the grip and stopping levels

 

[Sideshowfred]

I'm on 225/45r17's on my 7.5J speedlines. Can't say I've noticed any difference in grip, just the fact they were cheaper to buy