MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: TomRmk5 on October 22, 2013, 08:14:41 pm
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Just wondering if anyone is running 16's on a 45 profile tyre? and if anyone has any pics to see what it looks like or has seen any pics? in terms of arch gap
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Why low profile? It will knock your speedo out
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These are all similar:
205/55/16
225/45/17
225/40/18
As said a low pro 16" would be massively out.
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yeh meant something like a 45, Ive got some mercedes 8 holes which are 16's and want to know how they will look once on, like size wise :smiley:
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yeh meant something like a 45, Ive got some mercedes 8 holes which are 16's and want to know how they will look once on, like size wise :smiley:
If you are set on having a 45 ratio tyre fitted onto a 16" wheel you would need to go with something wildly big like a 245 or 255/45/R16 to maintain the rolling radius of the original wheel (shown below), and to keep your speedometer anywhere near showing the right speed. :confused:
I get the impression you won't want to fit incredibly wide tyres (not sure if 255 width tyres would fit a Mk5). As daft as my suggestion sounds, running a 45 ratio tyre on a 16" wheel is equally not clever. :stupid:
These are all similar:
205/55/16
225/45/17
225/40/18
As said a low pro 16" would be massively out.