Just a quick question, I'm after people's thoughts.... I have stock 17" Rims powder coated black and have Bridgestone potenza 215/45/17 on, my local garage has recommended putting on 225/45/17 said I would have a better choice of tyre and there cheaper? What are yr thoughts on putting a wider tyre on? Cheers in advance

 

215/45/17 suggests you're driving a newage, it is the correct size for the car.

Any other profile will alter your rolling radius, some by a little, some by a lot - it's up to you. Scroll toward the bottom of this page and and tinker with the rolling radius calculator http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg4.html

Many people with Scoobs rave about Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta tyres, they come in the 225/45 profile, but not 215...

 

Yes mate it's a new age.....

 

I strongly advise you check these wheels over back and front very regularly for fractures, you can read up on why here

 

Cheers riidaa, mine have been done years ago, and although the shiny lacker has gone, they still look great polished up.... Every wash they get a looking at...... I was toying with the idea off some new wheels... But carnt decide on what....

 

well mate, it's a hard decision, but if you're buying 4 new tyres, now might be the time to take the plunge, and get a deal on a wheel n tyre combo... so M444GY@RUISLIP TYRE SERVICE LTD might be worth tapping up? Some of the ROTA range of alloys grab my attention.


If you don't actually need all 4 tyres then I'd say stick with the profile you have, however as you've read I'm not confident in oem newage alloys powder coated or otherwise,