Twellsie

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whats the largest tyre you can run on a saff with escos wheels without them catching?

p.s. its a 4x4 so need to run the same front and back

Glenn_

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I had a normal sierra hatchback and i had escort cossie rims on that. I used 215/40R16 goodyears.

Twellsie

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and where they alright no catching etc, was it lowered?

Matt Baxter

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i had 215 40 16 on my 2wd not lowered never had any probs

big mac

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I got a set of monte wheels on my 4x4 8x16 et 25 215 40 16 and its lowered on gaz coilovers pretty decked and no probs handles lovely!!

Twellsie

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just the answer i was after, going to pick up some compo TH's, very similar to the monte wheels, do you have any pics of yours?

davy 6457

i have 225/40/16 on the rear and 215/40/16 on the front and its 4x4 and no rubbing.its even lowered about 35mm on konis.

Twellsie

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doe that not cause problems having wheels of different rolling diameters?

Yura

I have at front and rear 215/40/17 ET20 7.5J Wolf wheels. But I have modified the arches.

big mac

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Try and get a pic up m8 have u bought the ones the saint was selling real retro wheel they look phat on a saff!!

Glenn_

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I had lowering springs on my old sierra and every now and then going over a bad bump the drivers side would catch. My cossie ive got now. Its running standard suspension. I had 205/40R17 tyres on,they didnt catch. Ive got 215/40R17 on now and the drivers side front wheel catches every now and again too.

YBJ

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I had them on my sierra and after calculating it at the time to the original 205-50-R15 it should be 205-45-R16 for minimum difference.

Standard 205-50-R15:

50 % of 205mm = 10.25cm
2*PHI*R= 2*3.14*R(=7.5 inches*2.54cm + 10.25cm)= 184,00cm


205-45-R16:

45 % of 205mm = 9.23cm
2*PHI*R= 2*3.14*R(=8 inches*2.54cm + 9.23cm)= 185.57cm

185.57/184.00 * 100%= + 0.85% difference


215-40-R16:

40 % of 215mm = 8.6cm
2*PHI*R= 2*3.14*R(=8 inches*2.54cm + 8.6cm)= 181.62cm

181.62/184.00 * 100%= - 1.31% difference

Keep in mind that the difference to the original size tyre with the 205-45-R16 will get lesser and that of the 215-40-R15 will get more once the tires start to get worn out..

davy 6457

no probs cause the height of the tyre is the same so it doesnt cause transmission wind up

big mac

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Davy6457 that looks like a proper fun toy!!

big mac

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Daboy12 got your wheels yet?

Twellsie

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yep, should be getteing them referbed after crimbo