What size tyres?

[Aussie John]

My Griff has 245/45 16s on the rear but this size appears to be not available; would 225/50 16s be ok? any advice on what tyres I should buy? [full set with 15s on front] I am an old potterer not a track man. Cheers, John.

[FlipFlopGriff]

John,
225/50/16 was standard fit on pre cats so you should be OK. What tyres are you looking at?
Very difficult to get the correct sizes in Z rating. I've got V rated front and rear now an the insurers are OK.
FFG

[Aussie John]

Hi Paul, looking for advice on tyre brands, mine are ok treadwise but are about a million years old so it's time for a change, what are you running?

[Colin RedGriff]

Toyo T1R Proxies are good. Also heard good things about the Uniroyal Rainsport 3s

[bluezeeland]

As far as I know Bridgestone (205/15 front, 225/16 rear) is the only Z rated available

Both Toyo (205/245) and Yokohama (205/225) do them in V' (FFG' comment applies)

For the Yoko' see MPoxon thread (they look very tasty, but perhaps a bit 'tracky' for your usage...)

Frank

[FlipFlopGriff]

Aussie John said:

Hi Paul, looking for advice on tyre brands, mine are ok treadwise but are about a million years old so it's time for a change, what are you running?

Toyo R1R. Just got rid of some 7 year old Dunlops which looks almost brand new. Only doing 7-800 miles a year so went for a softer grippier tyre so when I change them at least I feel I've had the use out of them.
Sizes are 225/50/16 rear (v rated), and 205/50/15 also v rated.
FFG

[neutral 3]

PAS cars have a larger size front tire ( from memory 215 or 225 ?? ) than non pas cars. I fitted a pair of Dunlop 205s to my PAS car and it's made the steering far too light.

[Aussie John]

Thanks for all the advice guys, just ordered some Toyos, cheers, John.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Aussie John said:

Thanks for all the advice guys, just ordered some Toyos, cheers, John.

T1R's I assume. They're a good all round tyre if you're not a fast road/track driver and still pretty good value.
The R1R's grip like st and I had a good chance to test them in the wet last weekend at Silverstone and they were as good as the T1R's but they still let go when provoked.
FFG

[Aussie John]

Yes, T1R's, should have ordered via Black Circles, a lot cheaper than my place.