Tyre width grip difference

[Astron_Boy]

[bjk]

They'll probably do a better job too.

Although I seem to have gotten quite good at digging lately...

[c3rbera]

215,235, could go somewhere in between? Though I'm no expert I've got 225s and they seem alright. Still a good improvement over stock, no guard rolling needed either (saw your other thread bjk).

Hey I say the more tread the better, how often do you replace tyres anyway?

[silverGPX]

I threw my car around a few corners today and it stuck so well and thats with stretched 225s

[bjk]

Sahin threw my car around a few corners today and it got stuck to a wall

EFA



There's a set of 18x9 +18 rims near adelaide for $900. Might try to see if I can haggle a bit. Also need to see how cheap I can get the tyres I want here in SA.

[c3rbera]

Any photos?

[bjk]

When I get home mayb!

[c3rbera]

mayb!

Hoohhh-kayy

[Vectose]

Totes

[PHIL069]

Totes

[c3rbera]

Yolo

[bjk]

F**k. This, children, is why you don't forum while walking from one thing at work to another. You miss letters and look like you can't spell for sh*t.

[spetz]

The 235 tires would have a higher profile than the 215.
Use some tire size calculators to figure out which is best suited to the original 205/50/16 tires

[Astron_Boy]

The 235 tires would have a higher profile than the 215.
Use some tire size calculators to figure out which is best suited to the original 205/50/16 tires

This is the closest you'll ever get.
You always want to be a bit over than under.

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Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference  Revs/Mile  Difference
205/50-16         4.0in  12.0in    24.1in         75.6in        838        0.0%
225/40-17         3.5in  12.0in    24.1in         75.7in        837        0.1%
225/35-18         3.1in  12.1in    24.2in         76.0in        833        0.5%

Meanwhile, 225/40-17 isn't much the norm.

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To give an idea in comparison to the majority of FTO owners with 17s.

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Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference  Revs/Mile  Difference
205/50-16         4.0in  12.0in    24.1in         75.6in        838        0.0%
215/45-17         3.8in  12.3in    24.6in         77.3in        819        2.3%
235/45-17         4.2in  12.7in    25.3in         79.6in        796        5.2%

[bjk]

Which is why I'll probably run 235/40. I've found pictures, barely any stretch at all on a 9 inch wide rim, but probably depends on the tyre too.