15" tyres

[thomllee1981]

am looking at some 15" 7j alloys
would it be best to go for
205/45/15
or
205/50/15

cheers

 

[Adam_Glanza]

there both the same width, its just the profile which will make it different,

its basically the height of the tyre, so a 45 will be a smaller looking tyre if you understand, if your car is lowered then the 45's you will be able to drop the car down a bit more, but if its not then just get the same size you already have on the car

 

[Toby@ToyTuning.com]

Go for 45 on a 205, 50 will be bloody tall. Can do very good deals on tires and wheels if needed.

Thanks,

T

 

[Adam_Glanza]

depends if his car is lowered tho toby? if hes on standard suspension the 45's will make it look a bit clowny

 

[thomllee1981]

am on standard shocks but i need new shocks anyway! was mainly think of the speedo actually guys

 

[Wild]

I run 50's on a 15" wheel. I think it rides a nice bit softer than a 4* tyre.

 

[Toby@ToyTuning.com]

205/50 is a large overal diameter though, fine on a 195 but 205 means the side wall will be very tall, great for drag crap for road. A 195/50 is a different story, hell I run a 185/55/14 on the run around which is find but a 205/50 is pretty big...

T

 

[thomllee1981]

im running on 185/65/14 steels as far as i can tell at the minute!

just wanted to know which would be more accurate for my speedo as have to many points to risk getting more

 

[Toby@ToyTuning.com]

A 205/45/15 has roughly the same overal circumference as a 185/55/14.

If you chose a 205/45/15 the overal circumfrance is 69.94", if you choose a 185/55/14 (stock size) the overal circumfrance is 69.15", if you choose a 205/50 the overall will be 72.48" so quite a lot bigger.

To explain what I meant about a 205/50 being very tall here is an example for you, a 205/50/15 has an overal curcumfrance of 72.48" as explained above. A 215/40/17 (yes that's 17inch!!) has an overal circumfrance of 72.69", only a fraction over the 205/50/15 as you can see!!

T

 

[thomllee1981]

nope not that lucky they 175/65/r14

what b*ll*cks its fine in a line but put a corner in the way and it goes straight on with the wheels turned!

 

[Adam_Glanza]

well tbh the 45's will be more "accurate".. but as your going an inch bigger on the wheel that will alter it slightly neway

 

[Wild]

Yeah I run 195s Toby.

 

[Adam_Glanza]

i do know what you mean toby as my dad sells tyres to etc and they are quiet a lanky kinda tyre unfortunately, but i was thinking more of the looks as cars which dont fill the arch look rather silly i feel lol

 

[thomllee1981]

toby whats a 205/40/15 circumference then?

maybe cheaper to get hold of for me then as 205/45/15 arent exactly cheap and i cant afford to replace them that often or which happens to me alot get a puncture

thanks for the help

 

[thomllee1981]

cheers lads guess its sod them alloys and find sum 6.5j ones that i can afford the tyres on then never them did look pretty sweet but cant afford them kinda daft tyre prices!

my dads mondeo which has (205/50/zr17 93w xl) tyres are cheaper and there a bloody nightmare to get!

 

[thomllee1981]

i would be right in saying that 195/50/15's wouldnt fit on the rims properly?

 

[Adam_Glanza]

no they wudnt be wide enough mate

 

[Toby@ToyTuning.com]

On a 6.5J wheel? If so 195 is fine. See where your coming from with the looks Adam, you could always consider a 195/50/15. You won't be able to get a 205/40/15 in a conventiaonl tire either. For a 15inch if you want to fill the arches a little then 195/50 will be fine if you want better performance with less sidewall flext then a 195/45 will be a good choice.

T