Any one got 215 tyres onto 17 inch wheels

[pmdc199]

I have 7.5 width alloys and they fit perfectly without rubbing etc with 205/4017 toyos. But the kerb is trashing my alloys well other way round.

Wodering whether 215 would be better, in another seat forum someone has 21545 17 but have no picture to see if it looks stupid

 

[andy_gdon]

215's fit dead on...seen it done many a time!!

 

[pmdc199]

what profile 21540 17? and on 7.5 or 7 width alloys

 

[andy_gdon]

Mate has 225/35 tyres wrapped round 20 x 7.5" wheels.

 

[cordobabrendy]

whats wrong with 225 45 17?

 

[pmdc199]

nothing but I want to try to find picks of cars running that set up, do you have any

 

[Tom B]

Rage ran 215/40s on his MK4 Ibiza and said the speedo was well out.

205/40s are the ones you need!

 

[cordobabrendy]

note my car is actually flash red, the lighting there and my moby picked up more as VW red.

and these were 205 40's.. should never have been on the car.

 

[mrcoyote]

note my car is actually flash red, the lighting there and my moby picked up more as VW red.

Looks more pink to me.

 

[devonmikeyboy]

205/40/17 is the right size tyre but i run 215/40/17 toyos on my car ( seat alloys ) to try and get more traction and stop the curbing.As for the speedo there shouldnt be a problem go here http://www.rochfordtyres.co.uk/TyreCalc.asp and see for your self.

 

[Sisson]

the difference between 205/40/17 and 215/40/17 is 1.34%

so at 70 the speedo reads 70.94

but the difference between standard 195/45/16 and 215/40/17 is 3.76%

so at 70 the speedo reads 72.63

Not much difference really tbh

 

[BeezerDiesel]

Brendy we're on an Ibiza forum here! 225 45 17 will be way way out for a Beezer.
215 35 17s will offer the right gearing and a bit of protection. Have a look at some tyres too as some have rounded shoulders on the tread that won't help with kerb protection, and some have little rubber lips to protect the rims which is recommended.

 

[Ant FR]

you may also want to check which of these tyres are cheapest, the more common the cheaper the tyre will be

 

[devonmikeyboy]

205/40/17 are cheaper then 215/40/17 but i bought four 215/40/17 toyo t1s for £260 delivered from leigh tyres last month and they where doing 205/40/17 for £215 delivered.

 

[Ant FR]

personally i would stick to 205's as surely road noise will increase with wider cross section??

 

[cordobabrendy]

beezer (pfft knew that!), speedos will be reading over anyway so another 2mph wont matter, 225's will give you a huge choice as its a more common size and maybe cheaper too. im running 4 eagle f1's at 100 a corner fitted, out of interest how much are you lot paying for the thinner profile?

 

[andy_gdon]

cheapest is 35 quid for 205/40

 

[Sisson]

thats 35 notes for cheap sh*t tyres,

whats the point in buying cheap tyres? buy the best tyres you can afford and if you can't afford them, get smaller wheels!!!

Goodyear eagle F1's are £87.40 each for 205/40/17 and £93.10 for 215/40/17

not exactly a big difference