Tyre size help

[RS200Dan]

Hey, I'm on 3mm tread on the back and 2mm on the front,

I'm on standard 17inch wheels with 215/45 tyres, I'm gonna be lowering on H&R springs soon and getting the wheel spacers, I've been nosying around on here and noticed people have gone for a 225 tyre because it looks better, would the 225/45/17 be fine lowered with spacers? Will it affect much in the way car drives or anything.

Thanks,
Dan.

 

[Paddy_R]

The spacers will have a far bigger impact on the way the car drives than the slightly wider tyres. I run 225 tyres and the only negative is that they seem to tramline a touch more. Nothing major but just a small bit.

 

[RS200Dan]

Cheers paddy.

What is the car like with spacers on?

 

[Fernandez]

Depends on the size of spacers and which springs you go for.

I presume you are on std alloys in which case if you went for the H&R springs and a 20 mm spacer then with 225/45/17's you would probably experience some rubbing of the tyre.

When mine was lowered on springs with std alloys it was ok with 225's but as soon as I put the higher of set alloys on (same as putting 20 mm spacers) they rubbed like mad. Going back to 215's solved this.

 

[RS200Dan]

Thanks Fernandez,

I'll stick with standard tyre size of 215/45

 

[Tree200]

I'm about to try 225 with 19mm spacers and H&Rs. Will let you know.

 

[RS200Dan]

Nice one, pics too!!

 

[Tree200]

Will do

 

[Tree200]

Here you go, fitted today. Enough clearance

 

[RS200Dan]

Decent that! Cheers mate :thumbup:

 

[Tree200]

Will add some betters photos on FB in sec.

 

[Gez]

[MENTION=9615]Tree200[/MENTION] first impressions?

 

[Tree200]

Didn't really have much chance to push them but scrubbed in a bit more now. Will give them a try on the way to work in the morn. I did go round a roundabout and they dug in really well, quite surprised me actually!

What at pressures did you run for day to day [MENTION=4323]Gez[/MENTION]?

 

[Gez]

27R 29F I think. Cold temps

 

[Tree200]

Cheers mate, they're on 30 30 from the garage.