Alps Pacino

Just wondered what tyre size i should be looking at for my new wheels, there 8x17 et33 on a 3 door i was thinking 225's on the back and 215's on the front or am i talking utter bollox

RSCossieGaz

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be interested to know also as i need to sort the tyres out on my 3dr too

Alps Pacino

Fucking hell dont all rush at once, you at the back settle the fuck down

B11GNS

I had 235/40 on the back and 215/40 on the front of mine with 8's on.

Alps Pacino

B11GNS

What offset and did they catch like a mofo or were they alright. What i'm worried about is it squating on launce and catching like a twat

B11GNS

Et35's, i think. I had no problems with rubbing except a tiny amount every now and again on the front

Alps Pacino

mine are et33 so about the same as yoursi think i might try the 225 rears and 215 fronts for now and see how i get on cheers for the input

Alps Pacino

Just done a search on mytyres and they dont seem to list 225 40 17's which is probably because no fcker makes them ??????????

I might just go for 215's all round or do i go 235 on the rear

rapidcossie

go for 215 40 17 on the front and 235 35 on the rear

Alps Pacino

rapidcossie

Why is that will they be like truck tyres on a 8" rim or is it that the 215 is slightly stetched on/???????????????????

rapidcossie

You dont want to go any thinner than 215 on an 8" rim.


I have 235/40 on the rear but a 35 would be better.

marco polo

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hi mate


my front are 215/40-17 f1's gd3's

rears are 235 40 -17 f1-gd3 you might have to trim the kit slighly to stop catching or use proper suspension

my track day RL7's are all et.25 gpa fitment 8"x17" and these use 235-610-17 slicks/wets allround they dont catch but i have had the rear arches rolled and the kit trimmed back a bit

it's "not" the width thats the problem on the front it's profile of the tyres they catch the front bumper and the metal bit that holds the bumper

a 235/610-17 slick is virutaly the same as a 245-35-17 road tyre

marco

Alps Pacino

so are you saying 215 40 front 235 35 rears?????????????

I'm worried it will mke my car look like a dragstar and that they will be to big for the rim and will wolloy about in the bends ?????????????????

Alps Pacino

marco polo

So 215 40 fronts 235 35 rears and the job will be a buck

righthooker

i have ,215 on my 8*17 et 30 they catch on the near side front ,dont know why just the front but thats the way it is ,Mark ,personaly i would steer clear of 8" on the front and get 7" or 7.5" as the 8`s are to wide and they tramline all over,mine are getting changed for that reason mainly .The diferance when i had 7`s on the front was unbelievable.

rapidcossie

I agree that 7.5 would be better on the front

rapidcossie

In what way do you think the tyres will too big for the rim?

Alps Pacino

righthooker

To late wheels are bought and ready to fit tyres and put on the car. Surely they cant be that much worse if the tyre size is the same ?????????

marco polo

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lol no i run 215 40 17 on the front and 235 40 17's on the rear

i was just waffling about the slicks thats all , and converted the race tyres to road size tyres as the slicks are measured in a differnt way

marco

rapidcossie

As righthooker says, you would actually be better with a 205 on the front but you shouldnt fit a 205 to a 8" rim.

Alps Pacino

rapidcossie

I dont know i have never seen a 235 and just imagine it will make the sidewall flexable as the tyre is large, if you see what i mean, like the wheel moving about in the tyre cause the tyre is slightly to large for an 8" wheel

Or am i thinking there way bigger than they actually are lol

rapidcossie

you are getting confused i think...

a 35 sidewall will be less flexable than a 40..

the reason that you want a 35 sidewall on a 235 is because the profile is a percentage of the width so it would match a 40 sidewall of a 215/05.

do a search for pics of my car and you will see that 235's on the rear do look THAT big.

Ryan

i've got 215's stretched onto the fronts of mine, does look a bit silly, but its the only way it would clear on martins 500, may try 225's on the front as my arches have been heavily modded, have 245's on the rear, but again will be changing those to 265's

The Youth.

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Mark, off topic but I was at amac today seeing how my build is coming along, and I spotted your block sat in the corner, nice crack!!!
your new block was in the steam cleaner at the time, hope mine gets built before yours, mines been there since august!!!!

steve

Alps Pacino

rapidcossie

I knew they were a % of the width, fuck it i'll go 215 40 front and 235 35 rear and if they are wank i'll be on my way to scottyland to have stern words ya ken laddy

Alps Pacino

the youth

Well lets put it this way if its not done and dusted in the next month there will be fucking hell raised, he recons it shouldnt take long, i need to drop my crank caps off and arp mains and rod bolts off also

Did you see my nice shinny pistons with valve cut outs

The Youth.

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mark as you saw the place is just so busy, I made the mistake last august of saying dont rush!!!!


alister told me today he will have it done in the next 2 weeks..

steve

marco polo

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Hi mate

everyone has a different way of setting up a car on the front , i run more 10mm more castor than a saff and the adjustable tca, so the car can be set up

i dont know what the 8j's wheels are like on the standard settings

i have the car set up and run the 8J wheels on the front with no issuses at all

my mate is free lance to the motorsport teams and he set my car up

marco

col cos1

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ive had nightmare tryn to get 225.40s for mine so got 45s and it didint work but was told 235.40s would scrub kit

was thinkin the 35 route aswell but advised it would work out same as getting 215s

im lost

Alps Pacino

col cos1

Join the club tyre choice is hard, then once the issue of what size is sorted then there is the tyre brand choice lol

marco polo

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hi mate

this is the way my car looks with the 215 on the front and the 235 on the rear

im sure it doesnot look like a drag car






marco

Alps Pacino

marco polo

Spot on chief i'll use my 215 40's off my old wheels and buy some 235 35's for the rear i think, mine are et33 so will sit in a bit more than yours anyway so might give better clearence??????????????

Ps what does the group a fittment mean cause my rl7's are group a fitment is there any difference and if so what do i need to fit them to a standard 3 door????????????????

Fudgey

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im getting my tyres put ont he wheels tomoz hopefully

7 or 7.5" front - cant remember lol with 215/40/17

and rear is 8" with 235/40/17

cooper tyres, basically avon zz3s as cooper now own avon

ill let you know tomoz

philram

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this means they have inserts for the bigger grpa studs, so you'll need a set of conversion nuts. i got mine this week from 'Cosworth Rallyesport' off here, there about Ł50 for 16.

EDIT: these are the ones....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/cosworth-rally...QQcmdZViewItem

Alps Pacino

philram

Cheers just ordered a set up

CozzyBrom

245,35,17s et 15s

Fudgey

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brom, i got 30mm spacers for the rear lol - ET05

oh, and 20mm for the front lol

marco polo

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rapidcossie

they will be sound....gor for Goodyear F1's too


seconds thoughts I have a saf so why listen to me?

marco polo

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hi euan

saffs have better clearance than a 3dr ,

the kit stops alot of it , alot of 3dr owners wont cut /trim the kit

marco