Briano Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 I can get good quality tyres for my 17s in rediculous 225/45/17s for not much more than 15's or 16's just looking for tyres for a set of gen 7 rims i have and prices are daft 225/45/17 falkens ze912 £66 each 205/50/16 falkens ze912 £58 each 205/55/15 falkens ze912 £56 each no point in going to smaller rims the cost difference is not enough to sacrafice the grip available from the wider tyres rant over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJay Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 They should all be exactly the same width. The sidewall is a different percentage that's all? And there is an article on wider tyres not necessarily giving more grip. Afterall etc use different widths depending on terrain. Something to do with car is the same weight so you just end up making the contact patch wider albeit shorter than a narrower tyre. People tend to see an improvement as the rubber in wider tyres is softer than stock rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Clogwyn Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) I've been running ZE912s in 195/55 R15 on the Civic, If I swap to 50 profile the price goes down £13 a corner Great tyres but since they only last 9 months on the front it gets expensive. Edited October 1, 2012 by Alan Clogwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2FNG Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Get them from farmers auto care website, if you order it online you get a discount, and all you need to do is nip to ur nearest branch and them fitted. I disposed off my own tyres and it saved me a few extra pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris H72 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Doesn't it have more to do with how common the size is? 205 45 17 seems to be more expensive than 215 45 17 in general. I am tempted to change to 215's as you can get better tyres for less money. My old puma had 15 inch wheels and the Michelin pilot exaltos were 60 quid each. The same tyre for my t sport would be twice that price at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottChester Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Yes, the size and how common it is does affect the price, suppliers buy common sizes in bulk and get a discount which they can pass on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) Yes, the size and how common it is does affect the price, suppliers buy common sizes in bulk and get a discount which they can pass on Indeed, 10-15 years ago 17" wheels were virtually unheard of on production cars, so any aftermarket 17" alloys would cost a fortune when fitting tyres as they simply weren't made in any decent quantities, now a days it is a pretty common size, so 17" tyres have really dropped in price the last 6-7 years or so Edited October 2, 2012 by rpsmith79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyRacer Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Get them from farmers auto care website, if you order it online you get a discount, and all you need to do is nip to ur nearest branch and them fitted. I disposed off my own tyres and it saved me a few extra pounds Thanks for leaving them in the layby Colin. Saved me a few pounds. Bit more tread though next time. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 no point in going to smaller rims the cost difference is not enough to sacrafice the grip available from the wider tyres Aye, and with winter coming up you'd also lose the ability to slide around on the snow like a daftie with thinner tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Aye, and with winter coming up you'd also lose the ability to slide around on the snow like a daftie with thinner tyres. true dat, when the snow arrives i do like my handbrake turns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Aye, and with winter coming up you'd also lose the ability to slide around on the snow like a daftie with thinner tyres. Set of 4 space saver FTMFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Set of 4 space saver FTMFW has anyone tried this - my mate has a vw camper van - rear wheel drive too - but because its on skinny tyres and all the weight (engine) is on the back - he says he never gets stuck in the snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 has anyone tried this - my mate has a vw camper van - rear wheel drive too - but because its on skinny tyres and all the weight (engine) is on the back - he says he never gets stuck in the snow yep i used to have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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