Yep 7.5 style 32s all round and 15mm spacers on the front

Also have a set of the standard staggered bbs as spares but not using them atm

Do you use a 7.5 all round Craig? Spacers on the front still for coilovers?

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Originally posted by Robin
225 all round would be fine but I have 8.5" rear wheels and they're too wide for those tyres.

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V70as I did. £642. Thing which puts me off them is the tread depth, they are 'half worn' already!

ZZRs aren't available in the right size :(

Ah.. Your paying the lot then lol.

Personally i wouldnt bother with slicks.. They transfer so much load onto the suspension that it could snap or damage a suspension component..

Eg.. The rear toe link on the vx has to be upgraded when going from normals to semi slicks, they just cant cope and end up snapping an then if that happens your going to en up backwards in a wall.

Personally the semi slicks are the way to go, but its up to you at the end of the day.

Did you get prices or kumho v70a and avon zzr's?

I am already Chris, I'm married to the other driver :lol:

Just got a price on Dunlop slicks, 810 in the right sizes, compared to £750 for R888s

They last longer than you think mate..

I know mine weighs fuck all but.. On my last set of r888's i dis 3 trackdays and approx 10k road miles and they were still legal when i changed, infact they are kept in the garage as spares.

Its totally dependant on how you drive obviously, start kicking the rear out and yea, they will wear faster. If 2 of you are driving could you not go 1/2's on the track tyres?

Didn't expect to spend £550 on a set of posh road tyres either, proper track tyres will be £750 and last one track day as there's 2 of us driving it :(

225 all round would be fine but I have 8.5" rear wheels and they're too wide for those tyres.

I run 225 45 17 ad08 all round and I don't have any under steer issues

Road tyres I have are 215 for clearance of the arches whilst using spacers on the front and 245 on the rear and again no under steer issues at all

I would, but I already have 3 sets of wheels.

Im guna put this out there but Why not buy some different alloys and stick tyres on them. ?

Lol, Syrons not available in the size I need

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The federals are what I wanted but I can't find 245/40 17s anywhere.

You tried your Syrons yet?

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The federals are what I wanted but I can't find 245/40 17s anywhere.

You tried your Syrons yet?

you looked at syron's or RSR they get alright reviews. But then if you have spare wheels go for second hand sets

Unfortunatly the ao48's are damn expensive my r888 rears (225/45/17) are/were £155 each delivered. I got them from adam and page.

Zzr's are supposed to be great an cheaper, the v70a's are good but jave litterally no tread as new (3mm i think)

Looked at camskill and they only list a a048r... £POA, everywhere else lists that tyre at £200 each!

245/45 17 is 18mm taller than the 225/45 17, would look really wrong

What tyres have tou looked at?

V70a, ao48, r888, zzr?

Cant you get 245/45 for the rear if the sidewall size bugs you?



[Edited on 14-10-2013 by chris_uk]

I'm trying to sort new tyres for the BMW, which needs a new set.

Currently it has 225/45 17 on the front and 245/40 17 on the rear, which bugs the hell out of me as they look smaller on the back as the sidewall is smaller.

It needs 255/40 17s on the rear to match but they don't fit without scrubbing. Roll the arches and they go on but thy make the car understeery.

Go down to a 215/45 17 on the front and he sidewall height is correct but with less rubber at the front, it will understeer again.

So, I have no choice but to stay with the current sizes.

I need 2 sets of tyres, one for winter road use and one set for trackdays.

So, 225/45 17 front and 245/40 17 rears are easy to get in something normal, for road use but can I find them in a track tyre which isn't silly money?

I don't know what to do, I need to get the suspension set up but I don't want to mess it all up by using a different tyre size after spending the money on the geometry. Ideally, I need 2 sets the same size but that just isn't happening.