BEST TYRE SIZE !!

[STEVIEG]

I have just bought a set of Clio 182 alloys but without tyres, could you please give me your views on the best size tyre to put on the alloys. All your input would be grateful.


:lolup:

 

[DrR]

Standard 205/45/16

 

[Eryl182]

Yup, mine are V rating, altho the garage i rang to get new ones are persistant that they need to be W.
As they say The customer is always right!

 

[Fred@BTM]

205/45 16 83V offically i believe

W's cost more

 

[C.slicker]

The speed rating has nothing to do with the size.

 

[Fredy]

195 50 15 IMO.

Tyres are cheaper, performaces better, not so sensitive on bumpy roads + I like small rims look

 

[theduck]

195 50 15 IMO.

Tyres are cheaper, performaces better, not so sensitive on bumpy roads + I like small rims look

they'll work well on 16's....

 

[Jay Payne]

LOL^

 

[imperial04]

can we put 195's on 182?!?!?

It would save a poor student some moneys! ;-)

 

[Fletcher]

Id go for 205

 

[daviebroon]

since when were 205's standard?

used 205's for the last year on my cup.. just went back to 195's... and WOW! Big difference, much better!

 

[imperial04]

205's are standard for 182 i thought!

how can having thinner tyres be better for the car??

 

[daviebroon]

DOESNT TRAMLINE ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH, CORNERS BETTER TOO... DOESNT AQUAPLANE EITHER


sorry for caps, not retyping it now lol

 

[imperial04]

tramline?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

My 182 corners hell of alot better than my 172 ever did . You can't just say that a 195 corners better than a 205 . There's alot more factors involved , like how good the tyre actually is , the compound .Also the suspension on the car . As for aquaplaning , i've never had any more problems with my 205's than i did with the 195's on my old 172 , it's down to thread pattern , how well the tyre disperses the water .

 

[GordonD]

tramline?

Its the tendency to be pulled off line by or follow grooves and ridges in the road. Big tyres do it worse than small tyres.

 

[daviebroon]

My 182 corners hell of alot better than my 172 ever did . You can't just say that a 195 corners better than a 205 . There's alot more factors involved , like how good the tyre actually is , the compound .Also the suspension on the car . As for aquaplaning , i've never had any more problems with my 205's than i did with the 195's on my old 172 , it's down to thread pattern , how well the tyre disperses the water .

195's corner better than 205's on my 172cup...with the same tyre pattern.

That better?????????

 

[MRBILLYUK]

My 182 corners hell of alot better than my 172 ever did . You can't just say that a 195 corners better than a 205 . There's alot more factors involved , like how good the tyre actually is , the compound .Also the suspension on the car . As for aquaplaning , i've never had any more problems with my 205's than i did with the 195's on my old 172 , it's down to thread pattern , how well the tyre disperses the water .

195's corner better than 205's on my 172cup...with the same tyre pattern.

That better?????????

Yep , thats alot better But then again i am comparing the original contis on my old 172 , which aren't a bad tyre imo to the exaltos on my 182 which are a better tyre , again imo

Everybody has their own opnions on tyre size and make , what suits them the best . If stevieg has 182 alloys i'd just go for the standard 205 exalto .

 

[STEVIEG]

To put things right here like i said at the beginning of this thread i bought a set of 182 alloys but what i did fail to say was there going on to a Clio Sport 172 so thats why i want to put the best tyre fitment on to my car possible.

Also imperial04 i am not a poor old student i actually have to work for a living and pay my taxes and not just go out on the beer every night and live on baked beans for breakfast,dinner and tea.

So anyway back to the subject in hand so would you put 205 or 195 on my Clio 172, money is not an issue as am prepared to sacrifice my hard earned money for the best handling out of the car.

 

[STEVIEG]

Can you give me anymore advice

 

[imperial04]

To put things right here like i said at the beginning of this thread i bought a set of 182 alloys but what i did fail to say was there going on to a Clio Sport 172 so thats why i want to put the best tyre fitment on to my car possible.

Also imperial04 i am not a poor old student i actually have to work for a living and pay my taxes and not just go out on the beer every night and live on baked beans for breakfast,dinner and tea.

So anyway back to the subject in hand so would you put 205 or 195 on my Clio 172, money is not an issue as am prepared to sacrifice my hard earned money for the best handling out of the car.

This is only 3/4 true!

Why dont you get one of the moderators to create a poll... would be quite interesting to find out