wat size rubber for an ek4

[marabaan]

i have a set of 15'' stock ek4 rims
with 205/50/15 size rubber one it.

i wanna know wat would be better to get 205/50/15 or 195/50/15
i was told that the 205 will fit but its to big.

so would anyone know wat would be a good size and a good type of rubber to put on.

[yourfather]

who told you that.

thats crap

I run same size on my DC2 and , 205/50/15 and its great

i dont think 1cm width makes all that much of a difference to your geometry.

205 will be ok :P

[edw-R]

195/55/15 or 205/50/15

[marabaan]

i was at the tyer place in smithfield (syd)
the guy looked like keiichi tsuchiya
and he was telling me that it would be better to run the 195/50/15

also the funny thing was that he was trying to sell me some semie slicks

[yourfather]

tell tsuchiya to stfu then!

run 205 50 15

[marabaan]

would anyone know wat brand of rubber is good
coz i get alot of wheel spin and i want something that grips good.
given that my car gets thrashed almost everyday.

[yourfather]

I have Yokohama S-Drives

I love them

[marabaan]

I have Yokohama S-Drives

I love them

how much did u get the s-dives for
so i know how much ill be spending one em.

[yourfather]

i got special price .. but yeah about 700 for all 4

[STTICH]

its pretty much down to personal preference.

stock ek4 comes in 195/55.

u can run either 205/50 or 195/50 no problem at all.

personally prefer 195/50. its wide enuf for the given 6.5" rims, and looks better than 205/50.

for tyre recommendation...

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409

all the best. :thumbsup:

[aimre]

Only diffrence is 205 should last longer as there is more rubber.

The actual footprint should be the same as:

Pressure (P) = Force(F)/Area(A)

Therefore A= F/P

So, unless Your car gets Heavier, or pressure goes down the Area stays same.

Obviously this Wont work when sizes get huge (say a 340 wide ferrari tyre)
But when the diffrence is small you wont actually get a wider footprint.

U do though have extra rubber, 1cm of it actually, which means it should last longer

[simonnowis]

it shouldnt be too much of a difference, just which ever appears better to you really. Syd has pretty crappy roads lol. the extra rubber my help hahaah.

[thaaznboi]

i had 205 on my ek4 n it was fine.....i've currently got BFGoodrich g-force sports n they are awsome...very happy with them. i got them over a yr ago n they set me back about 210 per tyre