Wilmofart Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hi All, As the title says, just purchased some alloys on ebay for a decent price, but not sure what model it is. I've been told that they are Smiths alloys, but not too certain about that. If you guys are curious, the tyres are: 1. 215/45ZR17 91W Avon ZV5 2. 215/45ZR17 91W Autoguard SA802 3. 215/40ZR17 83W Kenda Radial Kaiser 4. 215/40ZR17 83W Kenda Radial Kaiser Another silly question, when I get them, the 215/45 should be the rear wheels, and 215/40 should be the front? Or does it not make a big difference? Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 have a look on the back of them ,sometimes marked on the spokes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3mP Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 The 40/45 part is the width from alloy to ground/tarmac what ever you want to call it. But no it wount make to much difference i prefer to run same size all round. Obviously a shorter wall means not as much cushion or play in the tyre. But I like less wall due to looking much nicer in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr666 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I'm afraid I can't help with the make of wheel but I've been informed it's illegal to have the smaller tyres on the back. How true this is I don't know but personally I'd put them on the front because they're matching tyres too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Looks like some kind of wolfrace wheels It's not illegal to have smaller tyres on the back but really you want the tyre all round on a regular car like ours Edited June 22, 2012 by LiamGTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev 16v Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Another silly question, when I get them, the 215/45 should be the rear wheels, and 215/40 should be the front? Or does it not make a big difference? Thanks all Not a silly question at all, the 40 series should indeed be fitted on the front..BUT, the load rating on the tyres should be at least 88W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickz_ Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 They are Wolfrace wheels, can't remember the model name / number, I had some on my old pug 306 in about 2004 / 2005 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Wolfrace Urban Racer i believe http://www.wheelcentre-scotland.co.uk/Products/115/Wolfrace-Urban-Racer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3p Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) The 40/45 part is the width from alloy to ground/tarmac what ever you want to call it. But no it wount make to much difference i prefer to run same size all round. Obviously a shorter wall means not as much cushion or play in the tyre. But I like less wall due to looking much nicer in my opinion. don't forget the 30/35/40/45 etc is not a measurement as in that amount of mm, its a % of the tyre width so 205/45/17 will have a slightly smaller overall diameter than 215/45/17's & thats why i will be running a 35 profile on the rear & a 40 on the front to keep the overall sizes very close to each other Edited June 22, 2012 by sh3p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreef Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I think they are smith mate as I was bidding on 2 cheap sets recently & both were the same as yours and smith's. Lots of ppl fit them to subaru's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adex Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Your car's suspension is set-up to give a slightly 'nose-down' stance from the factory. Although a 5 percent profile variance won't really have too much of an effect, it is preferable to put the taller profile ones on the back. It's the same reason you have to be careful when setting ride height on coilovers (and why you should never lower the rear without also doing the front). A 'nose-up' stance will result in some very peculiar handling! Possibly even suffering from front end lift at speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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