Tyre size and brand confusion

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 1:03 am

im running yoko a539 and they are sooooo good. i had 215 40 17 on my old lude but went up to 45 as the roads are shocking around my way.

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:15 am

i also used to run the vredestein tyre on my old lude they were amazing in the wet and dry, when i used to work at the tyre garage we used to have a direct delivery from holland 400 vredesteins a month driven over on a arctic, they cant get them anymore and dont seem to know why. Ive just purchased some 215/45/17 toyo t1rs now

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:03 am

Yeah 215/45/17 here as well. That profile still works well on track. IMO a good all rounder for road & track would be be the Toyo TR1's, very similar tread pattern to the RainSports but a stiffer sidewall. The RainSports are awesome in the wet and the dry but are a bit soft for continual dry track days.

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:20 am

Dont worry about overall tyre diameter. It won't change much. A tyre was is more important if you care for handling. 45 is better. 40 offers very little.

205/50 or 225/45 imo to keep the stock 4" sidewall.

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Wed Oct 17, 2012 7:22 pm

LO

The tyres fitted to my Lude when i bought it had a 5" sidewall

I doubt many of you guys had 14" steel wheels at any point

Cheers

Toadster