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8th June 2022, 07:30 | #1 |
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Serpents Tyre Sizes
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I'm considering buying a set of Serpent alloy wheels which have 245 45 R17 Y tyres fitted. I understand the usual tyre size is 225 45 R17 would the wider tyres cause a problem? Thanks David |
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I think the recommended width for 17" tyres is 215 or 225. These recommendations vary by date of car manufacture, but either is fine I think.
I think most people fit 225s - usually because they're the more common tyre and are cheaper and easier to source. 245 sounds a bit wide, but maybe there are people who use these. Hopefully, they will shout up. |
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I imagine the main concern would be whether the tyre would catch on the body work?
I would be interested to know the width of the tyres recommended for 18" wheels and also the size of tyres used on the Rover V8s? Anyone know? |
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For serpents it's 225/45/17 on earlier models, and I think some of the late ones were fitted with 215/50/17s. I personally like the look of 225/50/17s on Serpents especially on mkii's, fills out the arches better as for some reason serpents always look too small to me on mkii models. 245/45/17's should be fine I recon. I ran 245/45/18's on my ZT and 245/35/19s when I had some audi RS6 rep wheels on my tourer with no problems. |
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ZT260 tyre size recommendation is the same as any other ZT 18" wheel, 225/45/18.
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Good evening,
All sorted now. Typo in the advert. Actually 225 45 R17 Y. Thanks for your thoughts. Regards David |
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