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Icy
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28th Feb 05 at 11:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

and price differences
and pics
welshdude
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I've got 40's on my softstars, their really slim and pretty much the same size as my orignal 13" steel wheels with huge tyres

I paid £80 each for my Continental Conti Sport 2 Contacts from a local garage
welshdude
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When I bought the wheels from LMF they had brand new 55 profile tyres on them

55's


But I did a deal with a local garage to swap them for 40 profiles along with £80

40's
dna23
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the lower the number the slimmer the tyre so it makes the rim look bigger usually but i'd go with 45 as there's not much in it between that and 40 and they come out cheaper overall
TOMAS
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At 60mm 195/40's are best as you get great clearance, only three manufacturer's that I know of do 195/40's - Pirelli P Zero's - about £75, Continental Contact Sport 2's - about £80 and Dunlop's SP9000 - about £90+ each (these prices are at Mr Tyre branches)

^^ Yes the lower the number the slimmer the tyre IN RELATION TO THE WIDTH. 195/40 is skinnier than 205/40...





[Edited on 28-02-2005 by TOMAS]
Joff
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I've got 195/45/16.
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I've got 195/40/16 and they're smaller than the factory 185/60/14.
Paula Corsa
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I paid £55 each for 2 195x45 16 Toyo T1 -R's.
X 60RSA
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I prefer my 45's with having an XE in, softens the ride a tad more!
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Agreed, the ride is a lot comfier with 45 profiles but I only chose them because:

1) They were v.cheap (PZero Neros)
B) I didn't even think to get a price on the 40 profiles
Fear
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if arch clearence is tight then the 40s pay for themsleves

The Contis are what ive got and ive got no complaints, mate had some dunlops on his 106 and they were also very good!

There is alot of difference in the look of the 45 compared to the 40 if you ask me the 45 looks abit to fat for the size of rim to me!
Icy
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yeh i agree hence want 40's
195's on " rim
TOMAS
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^ on a ?? rim? Hope your going to say 195/40 on a 16 x 8" rim, cos that would be if you can geta garage that dare do it, hard to get a seal sometimes...
Icy
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195s all round
7" front 8" rears
R Lee
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i've always gone for 195/45/16.

same reason as above, better ride.
TOMAS
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Good lad ICY, streeetched euro stylee rocks! Obviosly 45's are comfier and handle better over the rough stuff than the 40's...
Icy
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can get 45's for bout 50
heard 40s are about 75ish

coilovers comin tm, got tires to save for
R Lee
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don't get tyres.

be proper hardcore
corsa_godfather
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was 45s i had on my speedlines
Icy
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pics between 40s and 45s pls
loo_goblin
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40's, make my Oz's 16's same diameter as my original 13 steels
Adam-D
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personly id go for 45's as a compromise
it doesnt look as great but

you get a better price and beter ride quality
Steve Smith
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I had 45 profile Contis and changed to 40 profile contisport contcact 2 and the grip was better, turn in was sharper, road noise decreased ad the ride got no worse whatso ever. looks far superiour too.
Icy
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40s wud allow me to go lower too, think i might have to max out my ccard
hmmmmm
Adam_B
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but the 40s offer less protection for the alloys against potholes etc...

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