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Title: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DubAndDubber on 18 January 2012, 19:04: WARNING. The following thread is about tyre stretch, if you do not like this; PLEASE, leave now!

So, ive bought some porsche d90's. Fronts are 7's and the rears are 8's. They came with 225 55 and 205 50. Pretty big! Im gunna need a bit of stretch on the rear as my Mk3 is low. Whats the best sizes to achieve this?

Would 195/45/16 be ok all round and provide a big of stretch on the rear?

Cheers in advance!
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: dom on 18 January 2012, 19:21: 195/45/16 on 8"s:

(http://www.tyrestretch.com/albums/8_195_45_R16/8_195_45_R16_Pirelli_PZero_3.jpg)

(http://www.tyrestretch.com/albums/8_195_45_R16/8_195_45_16 (2).jpg)

195/45/16 on 7"s:

(http://www.tyrestretch.com/cache/7_195_45_R16/7_195_45_R16_Continental_595.jpg)
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: scarr89 on 18 January 2012, 20:34: (http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/mattycox_2007/post-15516-1226168063.jpg)

Make your car look like this :laugh:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: Sam on 18 January 2012, 20:57: Quote from: scarr89 on 18 January 2012, 20:34
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/mattycox_2007/post-15516-1226168063.jpg)

Make your car look like this :laugh:

Poor car, a bloke of that age should know alot better :cry:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: Wayne on 18 January 2012, 21:22: 195/45/16 is a good choice :afro:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DubAndDubber on 18 January 2012, 22:22: Cheers for those pictures Dom, nice amount of stretch. Now its to find a place in Bristol that fits stretch tyres! Thanks Guys

P.S that Golf looks fecking ridiculous!
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: Wayne on 18 January 2012, 23:54: Quote from: DubAndDubber on 18 January 2012, 22:22
Cheers for those pictures Dom, nice amount of stretch. Now its to find a place in Bristol that fits stretch tyres! Thanks Guys

Try: http://wheelsworldwide.co.uk/ in Clevedon, they should do them all ok.
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DubAndDubber on 20 January 2012, 23:26: Also, budget is a little stretched now seeing as the wheels are in need of a refurb. I was going to buy some Toyo Proxies TR1's. Would budgets stretch? Or if i be a real cheapskate, would part worns be ok?

Also, any idea on colours? I do like them in the gunmetal/anthracite. Looking for something a little different though!
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: bob23 on 20 January 2012, 23:55: Quote from: scarr89 on 18 January 2012, 20:34
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/mattycox_2007/post-15516-1226168063.jpg)

Make your car look like this :laugh:

Why on earth would he want to do something that stupid? :undecided:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: lemski on 21 January 2012, 10:10: Pm me ill tell you what I can get proxies for, and ill see if we can stretch the tyres at work. 8s will be the problem
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DanChave on 21 January 2012, 18:17: I have 195 45 16's on my Porsche cups, 25mm adapters out back and 30mm adapters on the front, I had to roll my arches to get them to fit. I will be fitting the 30mm on the back and running -1.5 camber :) I have budget tyres, nankang s2's, they stretched nicely and seem pretty good to be honest!
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: tweed on 21 January 2012, 18:36: Quote from: lemskigolf987 on 21 January 2012, 10:10
Pm me ill tell you what I can get proxies for, and ill see if we can stretch the tyres at work. 8s will be the problem

No they won't. I have 8" front 9" rear. 195/45/16 all round.
They went on easy on the 8"
9" was easy too.
I put a inner tube in the tyre, pump it up so the side Walls stretch out. Leave that for 20 mins then quickly put them on.
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: Lewy on 21 January 2012, 19:49: My 215/35's on my 9.5" RS's were easy too, didn't even need the cheeta!
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: JC on 21 January 2012, 19:51: but yous iz specialz

innit :kiss:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: tshirt2k on 21 January 2012, 19:56: 195/45's on 8" are no problem. Any tyre place could do it.
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DanChave on 21 January 2012, 20:01: Mine went on easily :)
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: DubAndDubber on 23 January 2012, 21:30: Any tyre place? You sure! Thanks for the replies
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: benvictors on 23 January 2012, 21:35: Quote from: scarr89 on 18 January 2012, 20:34
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t156/mattycox_2007/post-15516-1226168063.jpg)

Make your car look like this :laugh:

If you look at this Golf for a while, it looks like its about to burst into tears... and I dont blame it ha ha ha, poor thing :cry:
Title: Re: Porsche D90 tyre sizes.
Post by: lemski on 23 January 2012, 21:42: If u want a price on them tyres giv a pm