Most ridiculous size tyres on car
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Changed my wife's Merc E270 estate from 18 to 17 inch wheels after 2 wheels damaged by potholes. The 45 series tyres didn't offer sufficient "give" for our carp roads.
Much better ride and we don't look to lap the "ring" in her every day run-around.
A friend has 22" rims on his Range Rover Sport. 3 new tyres in as many months due to exploding on hitting potholes finds him looking for much smaller rims and high profile tyres.
Low profile tyres are not needed for the vast majority of cars. I also suspect many "supercars" would be more fun on higher profile tyres.
Bring on the 4 wheel drift.
Paul
Much better ride and we don't look to lap the "ring" in her every day run-around.
A friend has 22" rims on his Range Rover Sport. 3 new tyres in as many months due to exploding on hitting potholes finds him looking for much smaller rims and high profile tyres.
Low profile tyres are not needed for the vast majority of cars. I also suspect many "supercars" would be more fun on higher profile tyres.
Bring on the 4 wheel drift.
Paul
Flying Toilet said:
Missed the point?
What size tyres would you have if it wasn't remapped?
Not missed the point at all, i dont know what size wheels this would have had as standard, all i was implying was that the previous owner maybe thought to up the power he needed to ugrade the wheels/tyres and so instead of maybe going one wheel size/tyre bigger he chose this completely over the top combo thats all..What size tyres would you have if it wasn't remapped?
Riley Blue said:
And what's the relevance of it being in stock?
No relevance really, its just a car i traded in, not something i would own or personally even want to be seen in thats all, no underlying motives. And before its mentioned im not trying to imply im a big time car trader, no one will impress their neighbours with any of my cars, theyre all nothing but cheapies..The issue seems to be that the average driver doesn't want their car to "slide". Grip is the holy grail.
Current manufacturers tyre fitment is to achieve grip at all normal road speeds. Most drivers cannot handle a car once it has lost grip (sliding) so a manufacturer tries to avoid this sliding. It also makes the car more predictable for the plethora of electronics fitted these days.
Low profile tyres help to achieve this on smooooooooooth roads. They are not so good when deflated after hitting a pothole.
I have to say that the problem is British roads, not the tyres. If you spend any time driving Western European roads you will be aware that our roads are the worst for holes and camber changes (lorry tramlines, etc.).
With all the billions of £'s that the driver pays to the treasury being spent on "the deficit", health, pensions, job seekers allowance, and the 1 in 5 working age people employed by the state................ what hope do we have that the roads will improve any time soon?
P
Current manufacturers tyre fitment is to achieve grip at all normal road speeds. Most drivers cannot handle a car once it has lost grip (sliding) so a manufacturer tries to avoid this sliding. It also makes the car more predictable for the plethora of electronics fitted these days.
Low profile tyres help to achieve this on smooooooooooth roads. They are not so good when deflated after hitting a pothole.
I have to say that the problem is British roads, not the tyres. If you spend any time driving Western European roads you will be aware that our roads are the worst for holes and camber changes (lorry tramlines, etc.).
With all the billions of £'s that the driver pays to the treasury being spent on "the deficit", health, pensions, job seekers allowance, and the 1 in 5 working age people employed by the state................ what hope do we have that the roads will improve any time soon?
P
22Rgt said:
GC8 said:
With a user name like that he is obviously a wally.
And having a username like GC8 doesnt make you a wally, right?? t
t. And yes i would call you that to your face, i doubt you would do the same somehow, keyboards a much safer bet eh?22Rgt said:
GC8 said:
With a user name like that he is obviously a wally.
And having a username like GC8 doesnt make you a wally, right?? tt. And yes i would call you that to your face, i doubt you would do the same somehow, keyboards a much safer bet eh?t of the highest order. My name is a car reference. Yours identifies you as an imbecile and your contemptible rant and feeble threat has made me laugh. If you had anything about you then you wouldnt act as you have, but then: if you had owt about you then you wouldnt have such a stupid username.
GC8 said:
22Rgt said:
GC8 said:
With a user name like that he is obviously a wally.
And having a username like GC8 doesnt make you a wally, right?? tt. And yes i would call you that to your face, i doubt you would do the same somehow, keyboards a much safer bet eh?t of the highest order. My name is a car reference. Yours identifies you as an imbecile and your contemptible rant and feeble threat has made me laugh. If you had anything about you then you wouldnt act as you have, but then: if you had owt about you then you wouldnt have such a stupid username.
Sparkov said:
155/70 R19 on the new i3.
ridiculous? I'd say that makes brilliant sense...thin for increased efficiency (its main aim)
large sidewall percentage to give a decent ride
big wheels so it doesn't look completely daft
what's so ridiculous about it? intrigued to know your thoughts?
E65Ross said:
ridiculous? I'd say that makes brilliant sense...
thin for increased efficiency (its main aim)
large sidewall percentage to give a decent ride
big wheels so it doesn't look completely daft
what's so ridiculous about it? intrigued to know your thoughts?
Does it come with a spare wheel?thin for increased efficiency (its main aim)
large sidewall percentage to give a decent ride
big wheels so it doesn't look completely daft
what's so ridiculous about it? intrigued to know your thoughts?
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?s_p=Summ...
If you get a puncture you might be waiting a while for it to be orderd, shipped, delivered and then fitted
E65Ross said:
ridiculous? I'd say that makes brilliant sense...
thin for increased efficiency (its main aim)
large sidewall percentage to give a decent ride
big wheels so it doesn't look completely daft
what's so ridiculous about it? intrigued to know your thoughts?
I don't disagree completely with the width or sidewall percentage but as thinner tyres don't necessarily lead to a decrease in rolling resistance I think that tall thin tyres were chosen more to give the impression of efficiency to potential buyers rather than to provide any real gain. Also 19" wheels just look ridiculous on a small city car in my opinion.thin for increased efficiency (its main aim)
large sidewall percentage to give a decent ride
big wheels so it doesn't look completely daft
what's so ridiculous about it? intrigued to know your thoughts?
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