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daniel mason

posted on 6/2/10 at 11:58 AM Reply With Quote
todays challenge, finding tyres! help needed

can anyone recommend a tyre in 13" rim diamiter, 6" fronts. 8" rears
not sure exact tyre width but around 195/60/13 fronts and 215/60/13 rears,
also prices would be helpful
i saw 205/60/13 R888 toyos but it does say max rim width 7 1/2" and a 205 would be quite wide for 6" front rim

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iank

posted on 6/2/10 at 12:20 PM Reply With Quote
Camskill will price match for R888's
Here's their complete selection
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m12b99s0p0

225/45R13 look to be the closest for the rear to what you want.
http://camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m12b0s3739p0





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daniel mason

posted on 6/2/10 at 01:49 PM Reply With Quote
but then the profile on the fronts would not match the rears. would that make a huge difference when driving? i suppose ride height would need raising an extra 15mm at rear to compensate?
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iank

posted on 6/2/10 at 02:15 PM Reply With Quote
So 225/45R13 has a diameter of 532.7mm
185/60R13 (toyo's other tyre size) has a diameter of 552.2 mm

Which is less than 10mm difference is sidewall - doubt you'd notice to be honest.

Polly Motorsport do Yokohama AO48-R's in 205/60R13 and permitted width is 6-8.5 though recommended is 7.
Worth giving them a ring to see what they recommend.
http://www.polleymotorsport.co.uk/polley/catalogue_tyres_final.asp?id=11&manufacturer=Yokohama





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daniel mason

posted on 6/2/10 at 02:21 PM Reply With Quote
thanks iank vey helpful once again. i was under the impression a larger sidewall eg,60mm profile made the cars ride a bit better but i currently have 205/50/15 and it rides spot on.i have sold it now so need some new rims
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zilspeed

posted on 6/2/10 at 02:36 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
thanks iank vey helpful once again. i was under the impression a larger sidewall eg,60mm profile made the cars ride a bit better but i currently have 205/50/15 and it rides spot on.i have sold it now so need some new rims


It's not 60mm profile. It's 60% of the tread width.
Your 205/50s, the sidewall would be 50% of 205 which is 102.5mm.

185/60s, it's 60% of 185 which is 111mm, slightly taller but wrapped around a much smaller wheel, which increases the effect when considering it as a ratio of sidewall to wheel diameter.

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