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Offline vw_golf_nutter

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need advice with tyres
« on: 03 November 2013, 21:07 »
hi all,

i currently have 16" 9J wheels on my mk3 golf. The tyres are 215/35/16 stretched.

i really want a bit more of a thicker tyre on them, its not going to be fun driving around in the winter with these thin tyres on and its not5 fun if you roll over a stone in the road or anything!
problem is the tyre tread is only just inside the arch so not too sure if i have any other tyre options which would work.

anyone got any ideas?

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Offline Lewy

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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #1 on: 03 November 2013, 21:15 »
215/40's?

Or have a shifty for some cheap winter wheels that you don't give two hoots about if you kerb them in the snow.
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2013, 21:46 »
yeah might be a better and possibly cheaper than replacing all the tyres.

stupid question possibly but if i did get 215/40s do they need to be a special type of tyre to be stretched? lol
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #3 on: 03 November 2013, 22:11 »
No.
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #4 on: 04 November 2013, 11:20 »
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #5 on: 04 November 2013, 11:53 »
214/40's are rare (golf anni mk3, some american tat and mgf rears only I believe) so they are not cheap for good one's.

I would buy some alloys for winter and use decent tyres (get some 15's as you can get wheels and winter tyres for under £300)
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Re: need advice with tyres
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #7 on: 04 November 2013, 15:43 »
actually the 215/35's seem harder to get hold of. So the 215/40s will still be able to stretch? what are the rules on stretching tyres i mean is there a maximum profile that can be stretched? can any tyre place do it?
also do you think if i went for 225/40s they would clear in the arches?
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #8 on: 04 November 2013, 15:48 »
Quote from: Lewy on 04 November 2013, 15:07
Not that rare

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s319p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_215_40_16_215_40R16

ok rare was the wrong word (I should of used uncommon size, and even more so with 215/35)...

and regarding stretch, some tyre places won't touch them so your choice of fitting shops will be more limited. I do know of a mk3 with 7" wide rims running 165's!!
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Re: need advice with tyres
« Reply #9 on: 04 November 2013, 15:54 »
Haha, my RS's are 9.5" wide with 215/35's.

Thank god I fitted them myself!
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