madscoob

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there is a massive difference in price between t1r 215/40/17 against 205/40/17 does anyone run 205s without problems . i have been told uk models on 17s came with 215 and imports with 17s came with 205s . basically its 76quid vs 56quid so 80quid a set in these hard times thats a tank full of go go juice opinions please tyres prices where toyos

scoobywrxwagon

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Im no expert but your talking 10mm difference so as long as your changing all your tyres or at least the 2 on the same axel I would have thought you`d be ok to be honest, Thats just my opinion fella.

GONZO01

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Shouldn't make a difference as per the post above. Where are you getting the tyres and what toyo's are they out of intrest?

madscoob

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t1rs on tyretraders 205s are 58.17 each plus p&p

Clarky2.5wrx

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Toyo T1Rs 205 40 17 will be fine Ive ran both sizes on 17s i dont notice any difference.
Im only saying T1Rs because i use them and rate them high, ie price, how they perform, and lifespan.

Clarky.

Broxi

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Just got the Subaru Workshop Manuals out Paul, to check what Save on Tyres were saying is corroect or not.

the Pre 97 WRX came as std with 15 x6jj Rim and 205-55-15 Tyres.

so you actually need 215-45-17 Tyres to keep in lign with the originals.

215-40-17


Tyre Size: 205-55-15 215-45-17 215-40-17 205-45-17 215-40-17
Rolling Radius: 190.54 cm 196.44 cm 189.69 cm 193.62 cm 187.18 cm
Total Diameter: 60.65 cm 62.53 cm 60.38 cm 61.63 cm 59.58 cm
Sidewall Height: 11.28 cm 9.68 cm 8.60 cm 9.23 cm 8.20 cm



If Running 215-45-17 your speed will be 3.1% More than indicated, so at 30mph you will be doing 30.9mph and at 60mph you will be doing 61.9mph
not much, but the extra spped u cary may be enough to see u a ticket if u are slightly above 30mph etc.

If running 215-40-17 your speed will be 0.4% less than indicated, so at 30mph you will be doing 29.9mph and at 60mph you will be doing 59.7mph

Not much and may give u a minuscule saftey Margin for speed cameras lol..

If Running 205-45-17 your speed will be 1.7% More than Indicated, so at 30mph you will be doing 30.5mph and at 60mph you will be doing 61mph.

Again not much

If Running 205-40-17 your speed will be 1.8% less than Indicated, so at 30mph you will be doing 29.5mph and at 60mph you will be doing 58.9mph

Not much but a nice saftey net for the cameras lol.


I already know the Scooby handles very well on 205-40-17 as i have run it and am about to get the same size tyres for the Wife's classic.



Got this below on the Suzuki Swift forums.

this is a 195-40-17 on a 7.5j rim




Heres 205/40/17 on 7.5 rims so you can see how they sit:

madscoob

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allright i admit defeat lol just wanted a second opinion thats all 205s it is then 80quid is 80quid and 20% of 80quid is 16quid so thats £16quid less of my wages that the robbing **** cameron aint getting