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ive just bought a set of banded steelies, 13x9 rear and 13x8 fronts just need help deciding tyres

had a look on wheel whores and mytyres and was just looking at the nankangs 165/55 front and 155/65 rear, does this sound about right for stretch? im not too bothered about running rubbish as i wont be using them everyday

any help appreciated guys

adam

155 on a 9j? good luck mate.

if you want stretch id say 205 on the rear and 195 up front.

haha i was just looking on wheel whores and it showed those ones

hmmmm

Rears:-

fronts:-

those sized look gash imo, huge sidewall and no thread lol id go 175/50 and 195/45.

I have some 165/45 on my 8 inch wide 928's and that's some stupid stretch and I'm changing them so I def wouldn't go with the 155's way to much

matty_mk1 wrote:

those sized look gash imo, huge sidewall and no thread lol id go 175/50 and 195/45.

go with what this man said. I got him to sort the sizes for mine and they are near perfect.

Matty is a certified wheel whore!

Dan34 wrote:

Matty is a certified wheel whore!

In that case what do you reckon for my wheels?

ben k wrote:

Dan34 wrote:

Matty is a certified wheel whore!

In that case what do you reckon for my wheels?

stick with what ya got up front but 195/40 rear

matty_mk1 wrote:

ben k wrote:

Dan34 wrote:

Matty is a certified wheel whore!

In that case what do you reckon for my wheels?

stick with what ya got up front but 195/40 rear

I tryed a 195/45 on the rear today and just fitted in the arch but will need the lips grinding away when it goes lower. And the fronts are my main problem they def need to go. But might put the 165/45 on the front which were on the back instead of the 165/40 that are on there at the min. Or its gunna be 195/45 all round grr f***ing thee sizes.

O and sorry for thread jacking lol

youll be suprise what difference the extre 5% profile makes mate, 195/40 are easily the best tyre for 16x8s. imo obviously.

stretched tires kills rabbits and small children. its a fact!

billybug wrote:

stretched tires kills rabbits and small children. its a fact!

Just yeaterday i saw a toddler helplessly sucked into my rear wheels dude to the stretch. It happens FACT.

what do you think for the front then there 7 by 16s?

ben k wrote:

what do you think for the front then there 7 by 16s?

depends what look you want. you could run the same as the rear, so less stretch. or to match the stretch of the rear, 165/45 would be the closest.
All depends on the brand too though, think you have nankangs? which are very square tread and dont stretch very well imo.

matty_mk1 wrote:

All depends on the brand too though, think you have nankangs? which are very square tread and dont stretch very well imo.

very true. seem falkon ze912's are the best for stretch. they're also not all that expensive, give them a look

i actually prefer the 452s, the 912 have quite a strong sidwalls which makes them a better handling tyre.

matty_mk1 wrote:

i actually prefer the 452s, the 912 have quite a strong sidwalls which makes them a better handling tyre.

I have 452s on my 20's, they seem to stretch pretty well over the rears, and are a good on wear/ride (apart from the one that popped off last week )

im gunna have a play around with dif tyres and see what i come up with, thanks for all the advice

cheers for the advice people! mytyres here we come. is cambridge the best place to get them fitted?

i cant fault cpt. It took them the best part of 2 hours to do my wheels it cost me £20

the first tyre on those rims were 195 40's all round and they looked well

the 165's was a crazy idea that worked but was too much for some, everyone has an opinion

good luck ben

clarkiedub wrote:

ive just bought a set of banded steelies, 13x9 rear and 13x8 fronts just need help deciding tyres

had a look on wheel whores and mytyres and was just looking at the nankangs 165/55 front and 155/65 rear, does this sound about right for stretch? im not too bothered about running rubbish as i wont be using them everyday

any help appreciated guys

adam

165 55 all round would work a treat

chad wrote:

the first tyre on those rims were 195 40's all round and they looked well

the 165's was a crazy idea that worked but was too much for some, everyone has an opinion

good luck ben

yer ive got a lil bit of playing around to do but hopefully i can have it looking mean and driveable at the same time

chad wrote:

clarkiedub wrote:

ive just bought a set of banded steelies, 13x9 rear and 13x8 fronts just need help deciding tyres

had a look on wheel whores and mytyres and was just looking at the nankangs 165/55 front and 155/65 rear, does this sound about right for stretch? im not too bothered about running rubbish as i wont be using them everyday

any help appreciated guys

adam

165 55 all round would work a treat

Will look gash imo.