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Old 20 May 2004, 04:20 PM
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im needing new tyres on my scoob.i currently have 4 crap 215/40/17 s on.
will 205/40/17 s fit?what difference is there between 215 and 205?
also are FULDA a good make of tyre worthy of being on my pride and joy?

thanks in advance for any help.

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Originally Posted by redeye
im needing new tyres on my scoob.i currently have 4 crap 215/40/17 s on.
will 205/40/17 s fit?what difference is there between 215 and 205?
also are FULDA a good make of tyre worthy of being on my pride and joy?

thanks in advance for any help.

currently have sh1te tryes on my Sti the previous owner put on, have almost no grip! wheel spin in second...in the dry!!!! not good for the clutch i know

the 215 & 205 part is the width of the tyre, ie. 205mm and 215mm. the 40 bit is the profile,the trye 'wall' hieght as a % of the width i believe. not sure if those tyres woul fit, at a guess i'd say no. fula have quite a good rep but cant go wrong with the perelli's etc.. of this world........

hope i was a help
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BTW my keyboards f'cked, i'm not retarded!
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Originally Posted by redeye
im needing new tyres on my scoob.i currently have 4 crap 215/40/17 s on.
will 205/40/17 s fit?what difference is there between 215 and 205?
also are FULDA a good make of tyre worthy of being on my pride and joy?

thanks in advance for any help.

It could depend on your wheel size, but normally - if the 215/40/17's fit then you'll have no probs with a 205/40.

I wouldn't rate Fulda though, not to great in either the wet or dry. I'd go with Toyo's, they're very cheap for that size of tyre and good in both dry and wet conditions.
Old 20 May 2004, 05:45 PM
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thanks for the help guys,iv found a pair of toyo proxies for £147.
if anyone can get them cheaper gonna let me know before i go and buy these please.
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try www.mytyres.co.uk there alot cheaper
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thats exactly where i found them,cheers anyway.

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Old 20 May 2004, 06:42 PM
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I have just bought a set of four Toyo TS1 215/40/17"s from Leigh Tyres, arrived 2 days later for £270 inc P&P !
That's £65 per tyre and £2.50 P&P each !

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email: leightyres@tiscali.co.uk
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cheers speedydave thats a good price,ill give him a bell in the morning.

cheers.
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Getting eagle F1s fitted tommorow, at kwik fit of all places for £107 each.
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ouch too much for me.
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I just got 2 x 215/40 17 Toyos from leigh tyres as well - they are cheaper than mytyres (who are out of stock at the moment) I ordered mine at 13:30 on monday - they turned up tuesday morning
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fulda are fine but i would go for bigger tyres than 205/40s - it might sound a bit gay but they look vv skinny and show a lot of arch compared to the fatter tyres!!
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Originally Posted by U WOT!
Getting eagle F1s fitted tommorow, at kwik fit of all places for £107 each.
I'm getting my 225/40/18's for only £10 more than that
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