Anyone know the minimum load rating tyre needed for our FD1 with aftermarket rims? Is it the same as the stock tyre which is 91?
And how sure are you?
minimum load rating for our FD1s would be 91 which would be around 615 kg/tyre, 92 rating = 630 kg/tyre and so on and so forth. so any tyre with load rating greater than that would be fine. 100% sure about that mate. cheers.
got me Buddy Club P1 SF 18 X 7.5J Special Lighweight Racing Wheels Gunmetallic 5/114.3 42+ offset with Yokohama 225/40 R18 V402A tyres (tyre rating of 88W).. was about the get the bridgestone potenza adrenalins but think yokohamas are plenty http://www.ozhonda.com/gallery/showp...&size=big&cat=
Finally have them on. Went with 92 load rating tyres to be safe.
92 load rating ftw! you'd be right mate. sexy rims - great choice!
Originally Posted by markCivicVti
mate be careful with that tyre load rating. Ur insurance might get voided if they find out.. And can half blame it on them.
a bit off-topic but may be relevant to all others here who want to upgrade to aftermarket rims. didn't you have problems with your insurer with 18" rims with 225/40 R18 92W tyres? i queried with my insurer about putting in the same rim and tyre specs as yours (except mine would be +45 offset) and they said they won't insure the car with such wheel specs.
a bit off-topic but may be relevant to all others here who want to upgrade to aftermarket rims. didn't you have problems with your insurer with 18" rims with 225/40 R18 92W tyres? i queried with my insurer about putting in the same rim and tyre specs as yours (except mine would be +45 offset) and they said they won't insure the car with such wheel specs.
Well my insurer didn't ask for any specs. So I can't say that i'm 100% sure that 18" rims won't void my insurance. Some people say that rims 2" above stock are acceptable but no more. Others will say that the overall diameter has to be within 2" of stock. I don't really see why 18" with the correct tyres would void the insurance... but it is a crazy world out there.
Well my insurer didn't ask for any specs. So I can't say that i'm 100% sure that 18" rims won't void my insurance. Some people say that rims 2" above stock are acceptable but no more. Others will say that the overall diameter has to be within 2" of stock. I don't really see why 18" with the correct tyres would void the insurance... but it is a crazy world out there.
i've gone through the vehicle modifications handbook from Queensland Transport and it don't say anything specific on wheel sizes - as long as the overall (rolling) diameter is the more or less the same with some tolerances plus or minus, it's ok (i.e., 195/65 R15 to 215/45 R17, diameters are just a few mils off). i stated this with my insurer and they said that it's a different issue with them refusing to insure my vehicle even though the modification is within Queensland Transport requirements.
anyway, i'll probably stick with the 17s that i have now. but i'll do some more research on this thing with insurance.
thanks anyway guys.
back to topic - my ride's on 17 rims now. 17" x 7", +45 offset, tyres are 215/45 R 17 91W. pic below.
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Originally Posted by markCivicVti
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