215's on Leon fr+...

[brett123]

Hi chaps,

Wee question about tyres...,

Im not a fan of the "bubble" look when it comes to tyres. I have a Leon fr+ with the 17" Cupra R wheels (225/45/17). I know alot of tyres are slightly different, Falkens and Toyo's seem to be slightly thinner tyre giving them a flush look with the wheel which is what im after, Michelins for example give a Bubble look in my opinion..

I have just bought some Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas in 225's (not fitted) but they seem like quite a wide tyre, just wondering how 215/45s would look/feel etc?

Thanks

 

[YellowLCR]

Hi chaps,

Wee question about tyres...,

Im not a fan of the "bubble" look when it comes to tyres. I have a Leon fr+ with the 17" Cupra R wheels (225/45/17). I know alot of tyres are slightly different, Falkens and Toyo's seem to be slightly thinner tyre giving them a flush look with the wheel which is what im after, Michelins for example give a Bubble look in my opinion..

I have just bought some Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas in 225's (not fitted) but they seem like quite a wide tyre, just wondering how 215/45s would look/feel etc?

Thanks

It would make your speedo read slightly out because the height of the tyre is a percentage of the width.

 

[dgjdrummer]

It would make your speedo read slightly out because the height of the tyre is a percentage of the width.

True but the speedo is usually a little optimistic in any case, 215's shouldn;t be a problem I have Falken ZE912s in 215/40/18 on mine and they still run/handle like my old 225/40/18s.

 

[cupra.al]

why would the width of the tyre make any difference to the speedo

sidewall height would make a difference to the speedo but im sure it would be so minimal its not even worth mentioning anyway.

 

[n1ff]

because if the width is smaller the wall has to lean in meaning it's not vertical anymore.

If you run 215s you could also fit bigger spacers in