Shaunk10
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 06:30 AM |
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Best tyres for 13s
Hi people, just brought some cheap 13s that fit my indy.
The tyres on them are 185/70/13
They look way to chunky and foul on the mudguards
What would my best bet be? 185/50/13?
Or can I increase to say 195/50/13? Or the other way 170/50/13?
Cheers chaps
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Proby
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 07:31 AM |
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185/60/13 and 205/60/13 sre the common sizes I think? Can't remember as I have 15's at the moment.
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19sac65
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 08:16 AM |
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15" will give you a wider choice of sizes and makes for road use
If your sticking with 13" go 185/60
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Shaunk10
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 08:47 AM |
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Cheers guys. It's currently got 15s on it, but I think the car looks abit strange on large rims. I think smaller 13s would suit the kit car
image better?
It kind of reminds me of a ghetto cadalac on 22inch rims! I prefer the more go kart look.
What would changing wheel size do? Bearing in mind the wheels are thinner but I think lighter because of this?
Cheers
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steve m
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 09:54 AM |
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My car has 185/60/13 and 205/60/13 on, and seems fine
I did have 13/60/205 on the front, and that was overkill, and too wide a tyre for such a light car
plus 13"s imho look so much better than 15"
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Ugg10
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 10:40 AM |
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May need to check speedo calibration if the diameter is different to what you set it up on.
www.willtheyfit.com can be used to compare wheel/tyre combinations to see what the diffrence is in diameter and therefore what the speedo indicated
speed difference is.
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whitestu
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| posted on 12/6/14 at 03:11 PM |
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Sounds like the offset is wrong for the Indy if they foul the rear arches. should be ET38-40
185/60 13s have a very similar rolling radius to 195/50 15s.
Stu
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