MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on December 06, 2009, 08:37:44 pm

Title: what size tyres
Post by: jimmy-s3 on December 06, 2009, 08:37:44 pm

What size tyres should i be looking at fitting to a set of 19" bbs lm or audi bbs s line alloys?

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: Oli on December 06, 2009, 08:43:42 pm

2353519

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: jimmy-s3 on December 06, 2009, 08:45:11 pm

will 215's be too narrow?

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: Andy on December 06, 2009, 11:25:39 pm

or try 225-35-19.

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: neg on December 07, 2009, 11:10:10 am

Most common is as above 235.35.R19 and will give you the closest rolling distance as the 18's - so not to knock the speedo out too much.

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: jimmy-s3 on December 07, 2009, 04:37:33 pm

I was thinking abit more narrow tyres so it pulls the side wall in slightly for that (stretched) look!

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: JPC on December 07, 2009, 04:40:29 pm

you can do that, but you will be sacrificing ride comfort and grip.

youll be loosing 80mm contact with the road, and the side wall will go from 82mm (pretty slim already) to 75mm

Title: Re: what size tyres
Post by: matsu on December 07, 2009, 05:08:05 pm

Quote from: JPC on December 07, 2009, 04:40:29 pm

you can do that, but you will be sacrificing ride comfort and grip.

youll be loosing 80mm contact with the road, and the side wall will go from 82mm (pretty slim already) to 75mm

think thats whats up with mine- am i,v def lost mpg since chaning the rims
 :sad1:
matsu