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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 07:40

Title: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 07:40

Greetings and Salutations, its time for some new tyres. as you can see i have mk4 turbo wheels on my lil old mk2 and i want to put some stretched tyres on.
i have 205/55/16's on at the mo, will 195/40/16's look good or should i go thinner? :undecided:
how thin could i go? eg. 175/40/16's.....
your eternal knowlege will be most appreciated dudes.   :laugh:
OH! and i need them b4 friday. lol  :grin:
i can get toyo's from here next day.............http://www.mytyres.co.uk
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u121/jase555/stuff046.jpg)

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: nealey on 27 June 2007, 12:15

Them wheels actually suit the car better than i would of thought!

The thing with switching the tyre profiles about is that it will mess up your speedo calibration, you need to fins one of them websites that can calculate the difference in readings depending on what profile tyres you have

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 13:35

yeh but they are too big anyways so smaller tyres will bring the speedo back in calibration.

so will 195/40/16's look ok?

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 16:29

anyone?  :sad:

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: vaughn on 27 June 2007, 16:37

i would say put 195/45/16`s on, what width are the wheels?

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 16:53

THEY GOT 205'S ON ATM SO I THINK THEY ARE 8INCH  :undecided:

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: vaughn on 27 June 2007, 17:05

deffo 195`s but up to you wether you go 45 or 40`s you might get a harsher ride on 40`s

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: Wrighty_1988 on 27 June 2007, 18:00

Dont get Toyo's. I suggest Uniroyal Rainsport, ive got 4 on my unlowered golf and it handles much better than my brothers VTR lowered 40mm.

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: rowlers on 27 June 2007, 18:06

I have just bought uniroyal rainsports from mine!!!

Are they anygood? Got them for £34 a corner, so didn't that was too bad?

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: jase555 on 27 June 2007, 21:07

wow. where did you get them from for 34 pound rowlers?

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: gibby on 27 June 2007, 22:15

My Rallye has got Toyo T1-Rs on and they are 195/40/16s on an 8 inch wide rim and the rides fine and dandio. :grin: It's a small stretch without going too far, personally I think that 175s will be too much of a stretch, but it's down to you and how far you want to go.

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: rowlers on 28 June 2007, 17:06

my local garage I use I assume that is cheap then?

Title: Re: advise needed on my rubber dudes
Post by: Ben Lessani on 28 June 2007, 23:55

Yeah, I was going to make a post rubbing everyones noses in it how cheap I got my Uniroyals, £32 per corner. 195/45/15 78V. I'll get them fitted soon, great tyres, great price. Eagle F1s were only £33+VAT per corner too - gotta love wholesalers :D