Strange tyre request.

[4937Liam]

Hi there.

Can anyone recommend a tyre with the following profile 225/45/r17 - I currently have a shite budget brand accelera alpha in the same profile - however the wall of the tyre looks massive even though it's a 45 profile - they are very rounded if that makes sense and not square faced. I hope someone knows what I'm getting at here. Once my tyre dressing where's off the tyre wall looks huge against my fr+ alloys.

Liam.

 

[Titchayers]

How wide are the alloys?

 

[BigJase88]

dunlop sp sport 01's
toyo proxes cf1's
falken ze914
hankook ventus v12

all reasonable prices

 

[4937Liam]

I believe they are 7.5j.

 

[mozzer260185]

I think i know what you mean ......... ive got a pair of Hankook Ventus v12's on the front of my Leon Cupra. They are 225/45/17 in size. I had a puncture on the rear and got a good offer on a Goodyear Eagle F1 so had that fitted.
Although they are both the same size the side wall on the Goodyear looks a lot bigger compared to the Hankooks.

 

[4937Liam]

I'm glad someone knows what I mean! - I quite like the look of the falkens and the hankooks. I prefer the tread pattern on the falkens though.

 

[Ron Burgandy]

Toyo Proxy T1R's and Nankang NS2's had both and think their pretty good for the the money. Got the Proxys on my Golf mk2 track car and they are great.

 

[mozzer260185]

The Hankooks seem like a good tyre .......They were on about 5mm when i got the car and have survived 14,000 miles including a 2000 mile round trip to the Ring last May......
Got a great deal on the Goodyears though so they will be replacing the Hankooks soon.
I've got a couple of the Eagle F1's going spare if any one wanted to make me an offer!!

 

[AndyG_TSi]

Michelin Pilot Sport 3's.

Awesome tyre, the sidewalls are 'square' and also give some rim protection, so if you brush your wheel against a kerb you wont kerb your alloy's.

Recently bought 2 from Costco for £111 each inc VAT fitted/balanced etc in that size for my car - 225/45/17

For comparison, these are £168 ish fitted at Kwik fit/National tyres et al, so a massive saving over hight street prices

 

[Nam-uk]

Goodyear eagle F1 Ays2 i am looking at 4 myself and this will cost around £350 delivered

 

[frfred2009]

Goodyear eagle F1 Asymetric 2