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?

 

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

 

T1-R are the replacements for T1-S

Maybe thats why the T1-S are a bit cheaper

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Tony.

 

i cant decide which ones though

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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