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Danny H

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17th Nov 05 at 20:16

What tyres are best for a corsa on 15's?

Size wise? 195/55/15?

Sam

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17th Nov 05 at 20:18

I have 195/55/15 on my Astra - do not get these for your Corsa.

195/50/15 is standard size, if you wanna lower and not worry about scrubbage from the rear, 195/45/15.

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17th Nov 05 at 20:19

185/55/15 or 195/45/15

195/5015s would do as well, but 195/55/15s would be far too bulbous....

Danny H

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17th Nov 05 at 20:20

cheers

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:20

depends on the widthe really, 6 inch wide would be best with 185/55/15, and they shouldnt scrub even lowered as they have the same rolling radius as the standard steelies/alloys

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17th Nov 05 at 20:21

45's are best bet but depend son your offset - I was on ET 38 so 50's weren't ideal on a 60mm drop

Danny H

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17th Nov 05 at 20:23

would 205/50/15's fit?

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:24

45 profile will lose you some top end speed though, so it depends what you're after really, acelleration go for 195/45/15s, top end 195/50/15

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17th Nov 05 at 20:25

quote:
Originally posted by Danny H
would 205/50/15's fit?

yes, but they wouldnt be ideal, might scrub if its -60mm and driven hard

they are only a tiny bit bigger than the 195/50 15s

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17th Nov 05 at 20:27

If you are lowering on 15s get 195/45/15 trust me they are better than the sizes anyone else has mentioned.

Danny H

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17th Nov 05 at 20:29

its just i've got a set of brand new 205/50/15's that my dad bought and never used

Sam

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17th Nov 05 at 20:30

Sell them?

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:30

but they are smaller in radius than any tyres vauxhall ever fitted, thus losing top end speed

the sizes which are the same as vaux fit tyres are 185/55/15, or 195/50/15

195/45/15s would only be needed if you wanted your sump BELOW the floor

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17th Nov 05 at 20:31

Use this site to visually see the differences in tyre profiles etc.:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:31

quote:
Originally posted by Danny H
its just i've got a set of brand new 205/50/15's that my dad bought and never used

try them, they'll fit, shouldnt be a problem at all really unless your car is about .25cm from the floor

Danny H

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17th Nov 05 at 20:32

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Cavalier-GSi-Alloys-in-Grey-astra-nova-corsa_W0QQitemZ4590606799QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have been bidding on these, was just going to fit the tyres I already have.

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:32

whats the standard sport 14inch size?

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17th Nov 05 at 20:33

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
but they are smaller in radius than any tyres vauxhall ever fitted, thus losing top end speed

the sizes which are the same as vaux fit tyres are 185/55/15, or 195/50/15

195/45/15s would only be needed if you wanted your sump BELOW the floor

I had 195/45/15 tyres on 6.5x15 wheels ET42 offset, lowered 35mm with no problems. 195/50/15 on the above and I couldn't have any passengers in the back seat.

(On my old Corsa)

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:37

thats cos you had a gay offset sam, not due to the tyres

i've had 195/45/16s on mine with no probs, lowered 40mm with a 49 offset

my current tyres are 195/45 15s a with 49 offset on the compos and it wont scrub ever

195/45/16 is the same size as a 175/65/14 tyre, which i believe vaux fitted to my car originally

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17th Nov 05 at 20:41

Yeah I know re. offset mate, but let's face it the majority of the aftermarket rims out there aren't gonna be ET49 are they!

Even all of Vauxhall's 4 stud 4x100 rims aren't ET49; the ones on my Astra are ET46.

Still, I suppose the above tyre profile questions really depend on what offset his rims are?

Robin

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17th Nov 05 at 20:44

yeah, and 100% of the 3 sets of aftermarket rims i've had on my car have been 49 offset and required no spigot rings
personally i'd go for 195/50-15s as they are cheaper, last better, give a smoother ride and better top end, and also you can get some proper slaggy track tyres in that size too