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Minty_Fresh
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17th Oct 09 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
a mate of mine said that this is true but thought i would ask on here..


[Edited on 17-10-2009 by mk4_boy]
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17th Oct 09 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont think so as long as the front 2 are the same and the rear 2 are the same
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its illegal to have two different diameters on the one axle, dont think theres a problem with having say 15's on the front and 16's on the rear etc

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Nic Barnes
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not that im aware of at all.
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sorry i didnt mean the wheel size..

basically at the moment i have 175s (7j wheel) on the front and 195s (8j wheel) on the rear, i want 175s all round but need another 175 (but havnt found one as yet) so thinking of putting the 175s from the fronts on the rear and the 195s on the front for the time being so i can lower the rear down more (aswell as camber shims) as the 195s catch at the moment..
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17th Oct 09 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pretty sure thats fine aslong as there the same on the axel as previously stated
Nic Barnes
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17th Oct 09 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have wider on the front than the back. have done for years.
Colin
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17th Oct 09 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have 225's on the front & 255's on the back

Comes that way from factory....infact I was going to put 265 or 275's (255's look a bit stretched on the 9j rears!!) on but they were too expensive!!

[Edited on 17-10-2009 by Colin]
Minty_Fresh
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im talking about the other way round colin, so say you had the 225s rear and 255s on the front..

it would only be for a short time untill i can find another 175 for the front..
John
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17th Oct 09 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can you not just buy another tyre?
Nic Barnes
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the only laws are for same size wheels on an axle as far as im aware. nothing about which is bigger. tyres basically just have to be legal tread and not catch.
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Can you not just buy another tyre?


there like £70 each for the size, and there only 14", i havnt got that money to splash out anytime soon just got to much on with xmas coming up, so if i could do what i asked (put the fronts on the rear etc) and wait untill i can find another part worn like i have then that would be ideal tbh.
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Can't see a problem, As already said it doesnt matter if there different on the front than on the rear.

Only think I can see is if it will catch as cars sit lower on the front don't they
Colin
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17th Oct 09 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tried online for a tyre in the size you need?
Minty_Fresh
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i have bud but the only ones i can find are pirelli and are £70 each..

i have 3 goodyears so prefer to find the same brand tbh so i have a full set..
Corsa_Sport21
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17th Oct 09 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What size are you looking for??

175 50 14s??They can be had for less than £40.
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link? (dont want buget)
Corsa_Sport21
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They are on Camskill and are Sonars.

Why not budget??Theyr stretched anyway on a mk1 golf,your not gonna need the best of the best tbh.
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i dont want the best of the best, but if there stretched with camber i want the best tyre i can get for the money tbh..

i have 3 goodyears so no point getting 1 budget is there tbh..
Nic Barnes
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17th Oct 09 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sretched and camber tbh no tyre is developed to be good like that so it doesnt matter what make they are at all. buy cheap stuff or make wheels sit properly.
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Why do you think the stretch crew buy nankangs??

They;re piss poor and cheap,
John
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On a related note, you might know it from a scene forum, there's a kind of gunmetal grey mk1/2 golf up here sitting on the ground, stupid camber, american back plate (with a legal uk one in the window ).

Looks completely stupid.

 
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