i have to get two tyres for my mini, i have 13" deepdish superlites with sportspack arches,
and i was just wondering which is the best size tyre to put on them, currently i have 195/45/13
i was just wondering if 175/50/13 would make any difference to handling,
and also where is the cheapest place to get these tyres.
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What width are the wheels ?
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the rims are 7" wide
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Try this site, www.camskill.co.uk
Continental Sports Contact 195/45R13 75V for €307 (inc delivery to ROI) for a set of 4
DUNLOP SP 2000 - 175/50R13 72V €324 (inc delivery to ROI) for a set of 4
Granted your going to have to get them fitted and balanced but prices look good to me, anyone know any cheeper?
Continental Sports Contact 195/45R13 75V for €307 (inc delivery to ROI) for a set of 4
DUNLOP SP 2000 - 175/50R13 72V €324 (inc delivery to ROI) for a set of 4
Granted your going to have to get them fitted and balanced but prices look good to me, anyone know any cheeper?
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The Dunlops are €300.40 on eiretyres.com
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Re: Tyre Advice
putting 175/50 13's onto a 7 inch wide wheel will leave you stretching the tyres to fit the rims and also going faster than your speedo is telling you (not advisable with todays mobile revenue collection vans)
personally I'm not an advocate of stretching tyres to fit as i have seen the results of the tyre coming off the rim of a car or two in my time, that's not to say that it would ever happen to you but it's your own decision and best to be informed,
have a gander here
http://www.miniresource.com/forums/inde ... opic=17703
most of the illustrations are missing but it still explains a bit
personally I'm not an advocate of stretching tyres to fit as i have seen the results of the tyre coming off the rim of a car or two in my time, that's not to say that it would ever happen to you but it's your own decision and best to be informed,
have a gander here
http://www.miniresource.com/forums/inde ... opic=17703
most of the illustrations are missing but it still explains a bit
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