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Title: What size tyre?
Post by: nads1_uk on January 20, 2013, 06:14:11 pm

I'm thinking of getting some 17" monzas to use as winters, yes I know bit late now!  My car currently has 18's on now. What is the right tyre size to use as winters on 17's and what speed rating?

Cheers

Andy

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Andy on January 20, 2013, 06:16:52 pm

225-45-17

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:20:11 pm

Is it not 215/45 x 17 ?

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Andy on January 20, 2013, 06:21:26 pm

Quote from: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:20:11 pm

Is it not 215/45 x 17 ?

NO when i had mine on from new it was 225-45-17

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:24:09 pm

Fair do's, I stand corrected !

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Jgoodwood on January 20, 2013, 06:29:59 pm

Quote from: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:20:11 pm

Is it not 215/45 x 17 ?

I have 225s on my winter wheels too.. 

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:35:53 pm

Me too, 225/40 x 18's
Been great the last week or so. Looks like we're in for a bad time the next few days as well (North East)

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Andy on January 20, 2013, 06:38:13 pm

looking at the weather forecast it looks bad tomorrow and my car is at stokesley and am in richmond so looks like its staying there this week :signLOL:

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: nads1_uk on January 20, 2013, 06:39:10 pm

Cheers for the replies. What about speed ratings?  Sandancer you from shields by any chance?  I'm in north east as well so hoping it does get too bad here!

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: sandancer on January 20, 2013, 06:43:03 pm

Yeah I'm up in 'Shields (South)
It's going to start snowing through the night and not let up until mid pm Monday, apparently we're in for 20 cms, Friday was just a starter !

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Andy on January 20, 2013, 06:44:39 pm

amlucky or unlucky i work 5 minutes from work so i can't use the excuse i have got snowed in :signLOL:

Title: Re: What size tyre?
Post by: Tortaruga on January 20, 2013, 06:50:57 pm

I just put 4 Goodyear Eagle 2's on mine. They're 225-45-17-94-Y-XL.