215/45/17 tyres on Ibiza cupra alloys

[CluneZ]

Anybody ever fitted this size tyre to an Ibiza cupra alloy?

Also what are people's favourite tyres for the cupra? I'm swaying towards hankook Ventus v12.

Currently have Falken fk452's on

 

[Cos]

I think they'd be too big considering how low you are. How come you want 45s?

I had 215/35s on my FR when I had those TD 1.2s and even then they rubbed a bit on the arch, but I was pretty low

As for tyres, I swear by Yoko Parada spec 2

 

[Jordanwaterhous]

I have those size on my SuperT's. Way too big! Scrub all over the shop and i'm only down 50mm ish

 

[CluneZ]

Hmm

So do I go 205/45 or 215/40?

 

[Bondiblu]

I had 215/45/17 Evo V12's on my cupra tdi with no issues at all on stock suspension. Improved ride and lower road noise.

 

[killieboy123]

Would having a bigger profile tyre not throw off the speedo slightly?

 

[Bondiblu]

Would having a bigger profile tyre not throw off the speedo slightly?

Yes, slightly. As it turned out, mine was bang on the money against my satnav, so no more over reading after the tyre change. Normally they over read by a a few mph.

 

[CluneZ]

More interested in road handling and grip as I intend on doing a few track days if i can this year but can't afford £100+ a tyre :\

 

[Scott-o]

always found the 205-40-17 falkens to be the best all round tbh mate. 205 yokos were wider than the 205 falkens mind. Think 215's would do more harm than good unless you wound it up

 

[CluneZ]

Ye I haven't had any issues an found them ok but thought it might be worth having a look at those Hankooks. I woul wind it up in the name of handling might go 205/45 then hmmmm

 

[vroomtshh]

I run 215/40s on the front with a 50mm drop no problems. I wouldn;t fancy 45 profile though. thats an extra 10mm of rubber

 

[Scott-o]

yeh forget the 45 profile idea, either stick with oem size or chance it with 215's in that you may ned to wind it up a tad

 

[CluneZ]

Might stick the 45 profile idea and just go with 215's.

 

[Bondiblu]

The extra rubber on the 45 profile can be felt in the corners no doubt, but I went for comfort over handling.

 

[Chriskona]

I've been really happy with the Ventus V12s - big improvement on the P Zero Nero I did have...

 

[Bondiblu]

I've been really happy with the Ventus V12s - big improvement on the P Zero Nero I did have...

I also went from P Zero Nero to Ventus V12 Evo's, and totally agree. A very good midrange tyre with decent grip and a lot less road noise.