Meaty tyre thread

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 2:35 am

AO50 225/45/15 on 15x8 20mm Spooled

or same wheels with a 215/50/15

Eunos_Frogster · Postby **Eunos_Frogster** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:00 pm

I can play now! Not a track car though like the majority of the other cars posted above
F:SSR reverse mesh 15x8+26
R:SSR reverse mesh 15x8+14
Hankook rs3 225/45

thegarts · Postby **thegarts** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:54 pm

Okibi wrote:

AO50 225/45/15 on 15x8 20mm Spooled

or same wheels with a 215/50/15

good lord

Roadrunner · Postby **Roadrunner** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 3:54 pm

Not as chunky as some, but 205/50r15 KU31's on 15x8 +25 Konig Wideopens

green_comet · Postby **green_comet** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 4:57 pm

Enkei RPF1 15x8 +28
Hankook RS3 225/45R15

Harrisk · Postby **Harrisk** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:56 pm

green_comet wrote:Enkei RPF1 15x8 +28
Hankook RS3 225/45R15

Perfect! Needs more photos haha.

Reckon you could fit a 10mm spacer to make it more flush?

Harrisk · Postby **Harrisk** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:58 pm

Okibi wrote:

AO50 225/45/15 on 15x8 20mm Spooled

or same wheels with a 215/50/15

Fat! Any rubbing with the 225/45 under hard braking or turning? How low are you from the ground? Cant really tell from the photos.

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:48 am

Needed guards rolled, liners modified, offset bushes and a bit of a lift.

pepejesus · Postby **pepejesus** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:19 pm

Okibi wrote:AO50 225/45/15 on 15x8 20mm Spooled

Did you mean 225/50/15? I didn't think you could get the AO50 in 225/45/15.

Any rubbing or clearance issues with that set up or is it a straight bolt in on the SE?

pepejesus · Postby **pepejesus** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 3:20 pm

Durrr please ignore my previous post, completely missed your response to the exact same question!

The American · Postby **The American** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:45 pm

I'd like to try some meaty tyres/wheels at some point, but I'm not sure if they'd make me faster. The only mx5 I've dríven with 225's was Terry's v8, and any impact of wider tyres was lost in the broader experience....

I might always pine after that machine...

pepejesus · Postby **pepejesus** » Fri Dec 11, 2015 8:06 pm

From what I understand going from 15x8 to 15x9 on a 225 will make more of a difference in lap time than going from a 205 to a 225 on the same size (eg 15x8) rim.

The problem in Australia is tyre selection in the 225/45/15 size. I am looking at either 15x8s or 15x9s but can't decide whether the increase in performance of the 9 is worth it given the lack of tyres in 225/45/15.

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:57 pm

15x8 with a 205 is technically illegal given all the manufacturers (I've seen) recommend a 7.5" max width for a 205/50/15 but it doesn't look odd.

If you get stuck for tire choice and have to run 205/50/15 on a 9" you might start drawing attention.

Other option is to go 225/50/15 and change your diff ratio to make up for the rolling diameter change.

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