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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: garethcab on 28 September 2010, 23:09

Title: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: garethcab on 28 September 2010, 23:09: Hi all,

I'm after some new wheels to replace the standard 14' on my cabrio. I like the look of black Wolfrace ultra lite but they only come on 15' or 17'.

The tyres for the 17' would be 205/40/17 but after looking at some pictures, they look too low and I'm worried I'd buckle the rim with some of the horrible roads we have in the uk.

They way understand it, the sizing is a percentage if the width, so for the above size, it is 40% of 205 as the tyre wall height. On my Audi it has 19' rims and 255/35 tyres, but the wall height is not as small as it would be on the 17' rims on the golf. When I drive that I look like I'm drunk swerving all over the road avoiding all the potholes!

Anyone else run 17' rims without issue?

Thanks
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: garethcab on 28 September 2010, 23:25: Just got my calculator out and amazing the tyres on my audi and the proposed 17' on the golf have the same tyre wall height, must be an illusion, lol.
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: Wayne on 28 September 2010, 23:37: I ran 205/40/17's and they were fine, if you want 17'"s you have no other choice.
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: kylepeo on 28 September 2010, 23:38: i have 205/40 on mine and i also have to go down some s**t roads but i dont find it too bad at all yes sometimes you have to avoid the potholes but hey !!!
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 28 September 2010, 23:40: alright mate im running 205,40 17's on my golf sat on some wolfrace voodoos there the only tyres that fit which dont scrap on the arches with coilovers lowered 80mm ish fully loaded with passengers so thats a good start :smiley:
But your right ive had a few punctures and dents in the inside lip of my wheels due to pot holes if my tyres get to low on the air they will actually go flat due to the gap on the rim!
but then again voodoos were renouned for being light and buckle easy generally wolfrace are pretty strong ive sorted mine by smashing the rim edge back in place with a hammer temperarely while my new wheels arrive im sure they will cope through the winter and no doubt the roads will get worse they seem to be sorting the roads out slower than the winters are coming messing them up again lol
aslong as your suspension is good and there pumped up correct im sure you will be fine running those tyres good brands are also better i.e toyo's prada's pirelli etc

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or try 205,45's or 225,45's bigger walls and wider spread the load more :D
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: Wayne on 28 September 2010, 23:41: 45 profile will put the gearing / speedo out.
Title: Re: 205/40 profile tyres too low for everyday use?
Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 28 September 2010, 23:49: Quote from: Wayne on 28 September 2010, 23:41
45 profile will put the gearing / speedo out.

only up till recently i changed my tyres from 45's to 40's and didnt notice any change in speedo difference etc if it does it must be very marginal ? i could be wrong but all seemed good when i was running them