whats the widest tyres you can fit on the LCR

[paul h]

as above really.I have a set of mint michelin pilot tyres in my shed that are 255/35/18's you reckon they would fit ??

 

[Icecavern]

225 tyres look the max size you could fit on 8" wide rims, the LCR ones are 7.5 so 255 aren't gonna fit on them.

 

[paul h]

oh well i will slap them on ebay

 

[cupra R con]

they may well 'fit', but they will handle like a bitch IMO.
the sidewalls will pitch & try & launch the car if you have to transfer weight in even moderate cornering.
not much to lose by giving it a go though.

 

[paul h]

yeah i suppose.
i was going to put them on the rear.
we have a tyre machine at work so might try them tommorow.anything is better than the naken tyres that some plonker fitted to it

 

[RobDon]

235/40 probably the widest you'd safely get on a 7.5" wide rim, 35 is the wrong profile anyway, would make your speedo read wrong.

 

[millzeee]

the sidewall height of a 255/35 and a 225/40 is probably about the same

 

[mik]

not gospel, but a useful guide for tyre width vs rim width HERE

Form that you can see that they won't fit, but they would be the same rolling radius (if they did fit )
225/40/18 has a 90mm sidewall.
255/35/18 has an 89.25mm sidewall.

 

[CupraR-Rog]

I recon they'll rub like no tomorrow if you fit them...

When I ran Vredestein 225/40's on my LCR, with 5mm spacers I had inner arch rubbing on hard bumps... Oddly I didn't get this with any other tyre, so maybe the Vredestein was wider at the tread point than others...

 

[Songman]

I run 235/40/18 on 8.5/18 rims with 6mm spacers - that spec gives clearances which are right on the limit from the perspective of contact with the inner wing, and also from the perspective of contact with the local constabulary

I must say that he who ventures out on our UK roads on a daily basis using 35 aspect ratio rubber is in my book a hero - true grit! - a spine of steel and a sponsership deal with a tyre depot
I`ve destroyed two wheels and tyres in the last year courtesy our potholed roads

 

[paul h]

don't think i will bother fitting them.will just sell them on

 

[Spanky]

Would some 235/40/18's not help a bit with the front end grip...?

 

[Ruddmeister]

I run 235/40/18 on 8.5/18 rims with 6mm spacers - that spec gives clearances which are right on the limit from the perspective of contact with the inner wing, and also from the perspective of contact with the local constabulary

I was on 225/40/18 rubber on 8inch rims with a 10mm spacer, fairly similar I guess and had zero contact with the arch but it must have been at the limits width wise.

I have seen a Leon on 20's god knows what it was like to drive

 

[Eternal Rage]

I had 235/35/19 on my Leon. No scrubbing at all with no spacers, or arch mods, plus it was lowered 90mm+. I know you can get 245/30/20 profile on no trouble but 255 is pushing it a bit, i would have to sat no go too, general consensus...

 

[paul h]

had a bit of a result with the tyres.i swapped them at work for the same but 225/40/18's instead so now have the right set