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Title: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: AD1.8T on 19 January 2012, 21:29

I picked up some tt v6 alloys theyve got 225 35 tyres on whats the best size for them ? There 7.5j i think i need 205s for the fronts or some 10mm spacers ! Anyone wanna swap for some 15mm spacers lol

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: daz veedub on 19 January 2012, 21:30

225/40/18 is standerd really

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: sprout99 on 19 January 2012, 21:31

Quote from: daz veedub on 19 January 2012, 21:30

225/40/18 is standerd really

Same here. Goodyear eagle f1's all round

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: GunnerCP on 19 January 2012, 21:32

EDIT - I'll learn to read properly next time  :laugh:

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: Wayne on 19 January 2012, 21:38

I am running Falken FK452's, good tyre for the money  :smiley: 225/40/18 is the size you need.

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: AD1.8T on 19 January 2012, 21:39

Pretty sure there 7.5 mate daz what spacers you using on the fronts ?

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: AD1.8T on 19 January 2012, 21:51

Went out and looked cause i thought i was going mad lol i put the 2 decent tyres on the fronts which are 225 and the rears are 215 hopefully that couple of mm difference will save me loseing my arch lol will eventually get some 40s though cause going from 50 to 35 sucks balls lol

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: jonnyturbo on 19 January 2012, 22:34

i am running continetal sport contact 3's 2 x 215/40/18 2 x 225/40/18

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: MrRogers on 19 January 2012, 23:40

MK5 Golf GTI monza reps 8J running 205/40/18s - with 20mm spacers on the rear and as low as i can get my coilies lol  :wink:

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: Darksider1.8T on 20 January 2012, 16:06

215/40/18 8j front
225/40/18 9.5 back

BBS CH's

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: Steve_PD on 20 January 2012, 16:15

215/40/18's 8J
225/40/18's 9J
Falken FK452

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: daz veedub on 20 January 2012, 17:30

Quote from: AD1.8T on 19 January 2012, 21:39

Pretty sure there 7.5 mate daz what spacers you using on the fronts ?

5mm on front mate

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: AD1.8T on 21 January 2012, 10:31

Yh i deffinitly need different tyres lol 215 40s on the rear and 205 on the front the rears. There rubbing pretty bad on the rear :(

Title: Re: Tyres on your 18s what you got???
Post by: daz veedub on 21 January 2012, 11:10

iam gona go for 225s on rear a think when get new rims 9.5j  :smiley: :cool: