Sweepickit

Toyo Proxes T1R all the way. Mine have worn about 1.5mm in 6000 miles. Good grip in wet and dry. £71 sounds a good price, as I think I paid £80 each here in Bournemouth.

imho anyone wanting to put cheap/budget rubber on a performance vehicle needs to think again. Why pay for expensive mods etc. and then scrimp on the most critical part of the car?

sarasquares

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i saw those but arent mine meant to be R1-R, the ones in the link have different letters

*Sonic*

T1-R are the replacements for T1-S

Maybe thats why the T1-S are a bit cheaper

rossyboy

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Just for the record I have 215/45/17 and they do rub the arches, even with 1 person in the back. The car has been lowered, but I suspect this may not happen with the 40s.

*Sonic*

Definatley doesnt happen with the 40's but they dont quite look as good, as they dont quite fill the arches

Wurzel

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My classic is lowered 40mm front, 35mm rear and I can not fit 45/17's I need 40's.

*Sonic*

I wonder if its something to do with the wheels offset too

I have Compomotive MO's on mine, and they do catch on 45's but only when the car is fully laden, and only on the dips in the road

I cant remember how much the eibachs lower the car, but it is fractionally lower than standard

JohnS

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215/45 is the wrong tyre size for classics, hence the problems with rubbing etc. These will also affect the gearing by a few percent (3.6%) also, effectively giving you slightly slower acceleration in each gear.

The correct sizes for 17 inch rims are either 205/45x17 or 215/40x17. You should find that tyres in the 215/40x17 size are usually less expensive than 215/45x17, as they are a more popular tyre size for a variety of cars.

However, the one thing to be aware of is that fitting the larger tyres will also cause your speedo to under-read by 3.6% as well. This isn't a huge amount (about 3mph at an indicated 75mph), but this could easily be the difference between a speeding ticket and no speeding ticket!

John

sarasquares

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i am going to order the Avon ZZ3's they are £63 each and free delivery the price is the same for the 40's and the 45's

AVON TYRES / CAR / AVON ZZ3 AVON ZZ 3 - 215/40R17 83Y : £63.00 : Car Tyres - MPV Tyres - People Carrier Tyres : R17\" - 215/40/17, 215/40 R 17 -

AVON TYRES / CAR / AVON ZZ3 AVON ZZ 3 - 215/45R17 87Y : £63.00 : Car Tyres - MPV Tyres - People Carrier Tyres : R17\" - 215/45/17, 215/45 R 17 -

all i have to do is decide which size to go for

sarasquares

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i think i know why my tyres havnt been rubbing , they are 205 /45's but if i change them to 215/45 then i think they will

Tone Loc

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Stick to the recommened sizes IMHO, 205/45 or 215/40....

Tony.

sarasquares

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i cant decide which ones though

*Sonic*

Question is Tony, which are the better ones out of the two ?

*Sonic*

Typical bloody woman

Asks for loads of advice, gets everyone helping her, then does her own thing anyway LOL

Why do you want People Carrier tyres

Tone Loc

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205/45 are more expensive as the only real option is from Pirelli (as used by Prodrive) which is why most people use 215/40 when you can have a larger/cheaper range to choose from (but some are not of the correct load rating!). Personally apart from one set (Toyo T1-s) when i had a classic i used the recommended size from Prodrive, 205/45 Pirelli.

Tony.

sarasquares

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the AVON ZZ3 tyres for 215/40/17 are £63 and the 205/45/17 are £77, i thnk i have made my mind up