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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: southy on February 09, 2010, 08:29:50 pm

Title: tyre advice
Post by: southy on February 09, 2010, 08:29:50 pm

hey all!
what will best tyre size to go for on 18x8's? maybe a little stretch... 215-35, 205-40 or 205-35?

cheers, southy

Title: Re: tyre advice
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on February 09, 2010, 10:31:10 pm

 :popcornsoda:

Title: Re: tyre advice
Post by: Janner_Sy on February 09, 2010, 10:35:52 pm

Quote from: southy on February 09, 2010, 08:29:50 pm

hey all!
what will best tyre size to go for on 18x8's? maybe a little stretch... 215-35, 205-40 or 205-35?

cheers, southy

they are all smaller than the standard tyre used on the standar 7.5" alloys surely you should be lokin at 225s or 235 tyres on that width

Title: Re: tyre advice
Post by: Garth on February 10, 2010, 11:38:38 am

He does say he wants a little stretch though.

I use 225/40/18 on an 8" wide rim and there's no stretch at all. Mortygttdi on here uses 215 tyres and prefers the look of them

Title: Re: tyre advice
Post by: robern2 on February 10, 2010, 12:28:55 pm

Those profiles will also put the speedo out.

Title: Re: tyre advice
Post by: southy on February 11, 2010, 07:14:28 pm

Quote from: robern2 on February 10, 2010, 12:28:55 pm

Those profiles will also put the speedo out.

and why would this be?

Quote from: vRSy on February 09, 2010, 10:35:52 pm

Quote from: southy on February 09, 2010, 08:29:50 pm

hey all!
what will best tyre size to go for on 18x8's? maybe a little stretch... 215-35, 205-40 or 205-35?

cheers, southy

they are all smaller than the standard tyre used on the standar 7.5" alloys surely you should be lokin at 225s or 235 tyres on that width

yes, as I said I want a bit of stretch...


cheers for reply Garth  :drinking: