Good tyres for Euro 17" Rims

[JunYu]

Hey guys,

I've bought myself a spare set of 17inch wheels.

the Rears are 17x9 and i was hoping to fit 225 wide tyres on them. Will i have any problems? Will i have to go to a specialist or will most tyre shops stretch fit the tyres on for me?

[aaronng]

Hey guys,

I've bought myself a spare set of 17inch wheels.

the Rears are 17x9 and i was hoping to fit 225 wide tyres on them. Will i have any problems? Will i have to go to a specialist or will most tyre shops stretch fit the tyres on for me?

Can you even stretch the tyres enough to fit? Remember, you're trying to put 225 tyres onto a 228.6 rim!!!

[akina]

225 is on the line... 225 is recommended max with 8.5

so 9 is.... really on the line but u can try i guess but i wouldnt to be on the safe side lol

[Crapdaz]

wouldn't risk it cause then you are more prone the scratch the rims.

would rather have the rears on 235 if 9".

[JunYu]

I would rather have 235 but I've already got the 225 so thought it was worth a shot.

I'm going to go ahead with it, i'll let you guys know how i go, not to confident now though.

[Crapdaz]

just that you have to be very careful if you hit the gutter, cause you won't have that much protection on the wheels.

[akina]

he wont be going fast anywayz, hes on damn airrunners lol

[Crapdaz]

he wont be going fast anywayz, hes on damn airrunners lol

it's more for gutter rash, if you get on the line tyre dimension your more prone for it.

[akina]

yup, u should see my gutter rashes... gg me...

i use touch up paint so its not noticeable when far lol

[Crapdaz]

i am still 100% perfect no gutter rashes even from my right wheel running over a gutter edge.

BTW, Sumitomo HTRZ3 , what do you guys think?

[corn_flakes]

well well....i had a minor car accident today, and i'm blaming it partly on my tyres.

i bought some second hand wheels and they had some crappy brand tyres on them and i hadn't got around to changing them yet coz i'm lazy, not to mention strapped for cash.

so today, i approach an intersection (red light). road was wet from the rain, there was a slight curve on approach to the intersection.

http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en...872678025,,0,5

^ google street view if u want to see where it happened.

anyway, there was a car at the lights in the right hand lane turning right, and i wanted to be on the left hand lane.

i was approaching a little bit fast (nothing too crazy), and when i started braking i could feel the ABS going and my wheels locked up, and i clipped the rear corner of the car in front. my car just slid all the way forward like i was on ice.

if i had better tyres on i am almost certain i would have had better grip and wouldn't have slid so far.

i was just wondering though why my wheels locked up and if VSA was working???

anyway, partly my fault for braking a bit hard, but the moral of the story is DO NOT BUY SH!T TYRES.


pics soon.

[Crapdaz]

VSA corrects your oversteer/understeer as i tested it on track as you oversteer the line your taking, it flicks your car back on the line + cuts power to the car.

ABS is like that it locks your front wheels/rear wheels, e.g in a situation like a race track you would aim the steering off the track so when ABS activates you will guide it safely rather than causing an accident.

IMO - VSA does not really coincide much with ABS itself but cuts power/brakes when in emergency oversteer/understeer situation.

BUT SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS MORE EXPERIENCE CAN CORRECT ME IF I AM JUST A SPAMMER.

Don't tell me you had some chinese branded tyre or Antyre or something....
Tyres are more precious than you think, top quality branded tyres make a big difference in stoppage time and distance. *touch wood* but can mean the difference between life and death.