225/45/17 tyres question(s) :)

ziyaan · Post by **ziyaan** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:50 pm

I think where u are in scotland you best off sticking to what you have. I Felt your roads

Here roads are jobby but not that bumpy potholes and bumps can be missed

Air pressure has to be bang on

Motorway driving is best because there is less resistance

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:22 pm

pop nitrogen into them rather than air as well. its the only reason i would ever recommend going into kwikfit but its way more stable.

Supermarine Blues · Post by **Supermarine Blues** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:02 pm

215/45-17 is the correct size according to my door sticker. Wiki is FoS.

Mine was on 40s when I bought it and being a red top, it was a tad undergeared. The Falkens were a tad harsh too.

I dislike putting oversized tyres on an existing rim, since the result is usually a feeling of sidewall sogginess and Hondas hate that.

TBH, a set of good tyres in the correct size will allow precise steering and gentle drifting from both ends. Too much grip ruins the handling. The Toyobaru uses exactly the same size for a car of similar dimensions/mass/power, and that's not entirely co-incidence.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:59 pm

^^^word. less is not always more.

CARRisma · Post by **CARRisma** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:25 pm

I've been using 225/45/17 for years and I like the setup. However, you will need to grind off the small notch thingy sticking inwards from the very front tip of the rear bumper.

I have the Honda optional lowered sports suspension (as supplied on the Motegi). It used to rub when there were four people are in the car and steering. In a straight line it was fine. I had a look at the rear when people were been sitting in the back and could see that it rubbed at the exact point mentioned above. Here's a pic borrowed from Merlin post on PUK years ago:

I bought a Dremel type multi tool (actually a Draper) and ground it down that by a few mm.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:10 pm

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CARRisma wrote:I've been using 225/45/17 for years and I like the setup. However, you will need to grind off the small notch thingy sticking inwards from the very front tip of the rear bumper.

I have the Honda optional lowered sports suspension (as supplied on the Motegi). It used to rub when there were four people are in the car and steering. In a straight line it was fine. I had a look at the rear when people were been sitting in the back and could see that it rubbed at the exact point mentioned above. Here's a pic borrowed from Merlin post on PUK years ago:

I bought a Dremel type multi tool (actually a Draper) and ground it down that by a few mm.

I had an annoying noise coming from my rear suspension for about 2 years untill i found out it was this bit of plastic

My car wasn't even lowered, but when i did lower it, it was even worse

only got 215/45 17s on my lude but they have a nice offset

Cheers

Toadster

Cheers

Toadster

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:45 pm

I rub like a mother fu.... so do my tyres.

NCCMUR · Post by **NCCMUR** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:41 pm

was putting air in the tyres this morning and noticed i have,in fact,got 215/45/17 tyres

and also removed the bumper tabs at the weekend ,when 4 people are in the car it was rubbing when reversing into the drive.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:05 pm

a fail thats full of win

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:35 pm

Some good info there chaps

And some gash