Ur quattro tyres - HELP Please

[MotorMad85]

I'm having trouble locating some tyres for my 1985 UR quattro. It currently uses 215/50/R15. I've been told that this tyre is no longer available. I was wondering what tyre sizes other UR quattro owners used & if they are the same who do they buy them from?

Many thanks for any help.

[Tino]

The corrado uses 205-50/15.
If you check out the website www.mytyres.co.uk, you can throw some sizes to see if anything comes up.
Whilst I know that the corrado tyre is narrower, tyres have come a long way in the last 20 years or so.

[andy97]

Pretty sure that Dunlop do the size required now. Pirelli have stopped.

I keep saying this but talk to Roger Galvin at the quattro workshop near Lutterworth, he will probably have some in stock or will no a man that does.

[trickywoo]

My UR had 205/50/15 on it when I bought it from a Quattro specalist. I never drove it on anything else but it felt fine.

[Ahonen]

I've used 225/50s on mine for a couple of years, which seem to be okay. I had a set of really cheap Nankangs as a temporary fit for the MOT and they're doing fine. The sidewalls are a little soft and you certainly can feel it when the rear corner is heavily loaded, but they're perfectly usable.

People will tell you that 225s tramline terribly, but I think that's more to do with people changing tyre brands and getting a different feeling from a different construction.

225s also have a very slightly larger diameter, but the speedo reading is only very slightly affected.

The only problem with 225/50s is that they're only used on the rear of Mk1 MR2s, which are also becoming rare. I'm going to move onto 16-inch rims later this summer, which should offer a greater tyre selection.

[K50 DEL]

E-Tyres have got Toyo R888 Trackdays in that size - £105ea fitted

[MotorMad85]

Thank for all the help everyone its been much appreciated.

[ian2144]

Stick with the 215's they are the correct size for your quattro. I had Toyo 225's on my old WR a few years ago and hated them, white lines were like a magnet to them.