lozi

I have got soft spoke rs7's on my saph 4x4, i am going to get 4 new tyres soon and the current tyres are 215's

i have noticed 205's are abit cheaper, is there any reason why not to get 205's and stick with 215's?



thanks

cossie604

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reason being they look too skinny....stick with the 215's ya tight begger

Tried www.mytyres.co.uk at all?

Dan

215's are fine on the front mate, for even better on the grip, dependent on the wheel you'd be better off going for 235's on the back!

lozi

i use blackcircles.com

they are not alot skinnier though are they? i do get abit of rubbing on the front as well and i thought 205's would maybe sort that out?

Dan

205's will sort that out mate, for 215's you need to slightly roll your front arches

For 235's on the rear you need to do nothing at all!

lozi

i prefer to have same tyres all round, wouldnt 235's look abit strange?

cossiegreg1

205 and 7.5j wheels make the tire look stretched.
different brands of tire are better than others. i had falken 205 on 7 spokes and they were stretched. but i seen 205 toyo tires on 7 spokes and they looked fine.

lozi

does the car still handle alright on 205's?

Nash

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215 for yours, why try and save a few quid when it will reduce grip. You cant go 235 even if wanted to as 4x4's need same size tyres front and back or it mess's up the VC.

JTECH James

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i was just going to say,its 4x4, dont run different size tyres, unless the rolling radius is the same.....

215s rub a tad on 8inch wheels, 8x18, et35.

but not on my old 7.5s......

205 will be to skiny imo...

cossie604

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My 3dr runs 245's on the arse...fills out the arches well

h5kcd

im on 215 40 17 prada 2 on softspokes and they are fine on my 2wd saff

Mr C

iTrader: (2)

215s on a car that size, match the rolling radius front to rear and go as wide as you can on the rear staying within the above radius.

lozi

i will stick to 215's if it will affect the handling i just thought it may look abit better and save me a few quid!

CossieRich

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Dan,

that does depend on tyre choice and offset. As i found out 235/40/17 toyo 888 needs arch rolling at on my saff. Main reason being the 235 is actually 242 wide. Awesome for grip, but not for the arch lol

joffy

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ive got 205 toyo 888rs on mine now, did have 215's when i had yokos but the toyo looks alot bigger??

Nash

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R888's are a different kettle of fish, as stated by Rich they are actually wider that is written on the sidewall.

cossiegreg1

as said here ^^^^

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

the 205 measures 212 wide so pretty much as wide as a normal 215 tyre.

Nash

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I had a 205 T1Rs on a 7.5 rim and looked stretched over. Then i have seen R888's in 205 on a 8 rim and they looked fine. I think it comes down to they style of the tyre not the make which are aimed at totally different people.

tabetha

It would have been a LOT easier if FORD had just used decent sized tyres to start with!!
tabetha

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

you are quite correct Nash. My new comp wheels are 8 inch wide and i use the 205 888 at teh front which look fine and the 235 at the rear which also look fine but required arch mods. Not Sure why toyo dont use the correct size on their adverts or sidewall lol

Nash

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Which wasnt possible, the car would have needed larger archs. The car would have needed to use different panels/ rear end to get larger inner archs over the normal Saph shell, which in turn would have put costs up.

tabetha

Not such a cost in comparison to the engine developemnt, at least they could of got that right first time unlike the engine!!
tabetha