Until you're the one being charged in court. No, I don't like soft walled tyres. My one big limiter is my 1. I figure that the wider the tyre the more sluggish my car will get. And the worse my gas mileage will likely become. MPG is very important in a DD'er, no? You racers probably couldn't care less. But would I install a mm tyre on a 7. Not me, I'd have second doubts when I'm doing 95mph down to Tucson.
Not that there's that many places they can hide in the open desert, mind you. I presently run s on a 7" wide wheel, and s on an 8". The question is, "Would you mount those tyres on a 9. Would you mount those tyres on an 8" rim? Not a bad looking tire, no where near as hard on the sidewall as my R's. Just for fun. Both the s and the s I have are 15s. Thank you for assuring me that I'm "within spec", but I'm not sure if you're truly interested, or just responding in an attempt to be confrontational here.
Either way, it's simple mathematics that has already been explained at length here My RS3s have about an 8. Referring to Racing as mentioned earlier, they recommend their 15x9 6ULs for a section width tire which, in my opinion is plenty wide. Personally, I feel that 8" is wide enough for these tires on these little cars, all things considered, and "spreads" the tires out sufficiently, which is why it's the combo that I'm running.
Again, in my case, tread width of 7" mated to wheel width of 7" works beautifully. By the way, it's "tread" width, not "thread" width, as you've written several times.
Now, if I were an insurance agent and came up on an accident and saw that one car had larger tyres than approved for that rim size, I think I'd be able to make a good case as to Wallijohn if you really think you'd have a case, keep your day job.
I served as a juror on a negligent homicide trial where four people were killed by a kid in a modified Acura. Here's how your hyperbole plays out in real life: - Insurance agent does not judge tire sizes, make theories, or engage in character assassination.
Insurance agent processes or denys claims. Police charge defendant according to the outcomes of the incident as pertains to law. But he can't do the character assassination himself, he has to assemble it by presenting evidence and soliciting testimony from an expert witness.
And he has to do it gently, make the jury think it is their idea, lest he over-reach and offend the jury. He has to ask dumb questions like: Is this a cone filter in this photo of the engine taken from the accident scene? What is the purpose of a cone filter? It's awkward, weak and obvious.
The character assassination portion due to car modifications of the 3-day trial lasted about 30 minutes. It was undone in about four minutes during deliberations when three people on the jury knew cone filters underhood are basically just for looks and sound, and five offered the tires he had on the car were just as insignificant as the cone filter.
The point being it took very little to eliminate minor car modifications from consideration in the trial. The only place you will be charged for the crime of running tires on rims 0. Really, anything from 7" - 8" will work fine for you with a It's really more a matter of what you want out of the combination that counts. What brand and model were the s? What brand and model are the s? Generally speaking wider tires are heavier but you can find wide and light packages if you don't mind spending a little more money.
Wheel and tire width need to be looked at together since they're so dependent upon each other as to how the car drives. I'm definitely doing the 6ul, tires, maybe the advan ad08? Car is a dd. Original plan was on 8's. In today's economy who can afford to quit their job? Yes, I've read where going 1" over a manufacturer's max is okay.
But I've also read that doing so usually entails fender rolling. My imagination is tempered by my locality. That's just the ticket. Then the lawyer and court fees kick in. And if you kill someone while drunk? You're going to jail. Here in Phoenix people are sue happy - for example a commuter will put his nose exactly on line with the curb and dare a bus to hit him in the face as it pulls in. Here drivers jam on their brakes and pray that they get rear ended.
Here people take red lights 5 to 10 seconds after the traffic signal turns red. Here people get hit in the rear sitting at red lights. They'll even smash into parked buses running strobe lights, at 45 mph. Here people text while driving, drive while drunk, drive while under the influence of drugs, drive with road rage, shoot at one another at high speed, shoot at a guy who flashes his lights at a driver who is driving without headlights turned on. Here the idiots actually speed up in the rain.
We're always having SUV roll overs all over the place. That's just the way Arizona is. We keep fighting with Florida as to who has the greatest number of traffic accidents. You haven't lived until you've seen a high speed highway race, with one car shearing a van in half and killing all aboard.
If I'm the defendant I will not underestimate the prosecutor's office's not doing diligent discovery. To make sure that the outer diameter stays the same when installing a wider tire, the side profile needs to get smaller. The side profile is expressed as a percentage of the width and therefore needs to be smaller as the width becomes larger in order for the outer profile to remain the same.
A tire professional will be able to help you with the particular measurements on your tires. Buy the tires. The cheapest place to buy your tires is from a large online company that sells tires. You can order the tires and have them shipped to you and then take them to a professional and have them installed. You can also buy them locally and have the store you bought them from install them. Have the tires installed by a tire professional. Tires are one of those parts that cannot be installed by an amateur.
Tires must be mounted on the wheels and then balanced correctly with a tire balancing machine. If the tires are not properly installed, they can wear prematurely as well as vibrate and shake when the vehicle is driven. William Zane has been a freelance writer and photographer for over six years and specializes primarily in automotive-related subject matter among many other topics.
Narrowest tyre on rim for best grip, widest for best comfort. So, for instance, on a 7. If it helps… The BMW one series takes a 55 16 summer tyre, the listed winter tyre size is 55 So 2mph at 70 and rpm at The garage just shrugged and said the tyres were bigger than the old ones, which makes them better value.
When you do downsizing or upsizing, always have in mind a dimension of the OE Original Equipment tyre size. This topic has 22 replies, 17 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by cole. Viewing 23 posts - 1 through 23 of 23 total. Posted 8 years ago. Markie Full Member. Going for the stretch eh? P20 Full Member.
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