225's opn the front and 205's on the back ok?

RichB86 · 06-09-2007, 14:55

as per title really as i need to replace the fronts soon and as theres more of a selection at 225 was wondering as long as the profile is the same would it matter?

cheers

Bigw2069 · 06-09-2007, 15:02

As long as you are the same on each axle then you are fine, may look a little strange till your backs get changed though

Maybe worth rotating your 205's to the front and fitting the 225's to the back?

piv34uk · 06-09-2007, 15:06

Best two tyres should be on the rear axle regardless of front/rear drive

Just ask Michelin

HTH
Phil

Tom_vRS · 06-09-2007, 15:15

Please not this debate again!

Yes, its legal. I agree though, best tyres should be on the back.

RichB86 · 06-09-2007, 15:23

more interested in making sure there would be no massively dangerous handling characteristics or anything that may affect the car.

Liverpool-Lad · 06-09-2007, 15:32

Personally Id dig deep and get the lot swapped, always good to have the same brand of tyres on a car.

RichB86 · 06-09-2007, 16:23

ive got practically new sport contacts on the back and front but the front are a little worse for wear shall we say, so theres no point in me doing all 4 at once.

richm · 06-09-2007, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom_vRS

I agree though, best tyres should be on the back.

I've often heard this, but what is the reasoning? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me frankly on a fwd car - front tyres do all the work, rears hold the rims off the ground...

stuart_hatch · 06-09-2007, 21:22

Go round a corner fast with crap rear tyres, your gona go backwards into a tree

Go round a corner fast with crap front tyres, your going to see the tree your going to hit

Steevie Wonder · 06-09-2007, 21:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by richm

I've often heard this, but what is the reasoning? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me frankly on a fwd car - front tyres do all the work, rears hold the rims off the ground...

I kind of agree bud, I don't understand that theory too, but I'd stick the new 225's on the rear and scrub your old 205's down on the front then replace them with more 225's

My rear 225/45/17's have been on for 25k and have $hit loads still on them (4-5mm)....fronts are a slightly different story however as I get threw them every 6-7k typically

Steevie Wonder · 06-09-2007, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuart_hatch

Go round a corner fast with crap rear tyres, your gona go backwards into a tree

Go round a corner fast with crap front tyres, your going to see the tree your going to hit

Either way your goin for a $hit!!

nitrovrs · 06-09-2007, 21:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichB86

as per title really as i need to replace the fronts soon and as theres more of a selection at 225 was wondering as long as the profile is the same would it matter?

cheers

Profile should be lower on wider tyres to keep same rolling radius.

anonymouse · 06-09-2007, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by richm

I've often heard this, but what is the reasoning? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me frankly on a fwd car - front tyres do all the work, rears hold the rims off the ground...

An extreme example was one winter when I had worn down two of a set of four studded snow tyres - so I only had two left, which I put on the front (FWD car).
1st night out I went around a sharp corner and the back end came sideways on so fast there was nothing I could do. I was dead lucky not to hit anything. The next day I went and got another two studded tyres.

Liverpool-Lad · 06-09-2007, 22:18

Studded tyres in the UK, blimey!

anonymouse · 06-09-2007, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverpool-Lad

Studded tyres in the UK, blimey!

Aye, lad. Oop Narth, approx 10 years ago, used to get nasty stuff often. Used to private-hire in some pretty hilly country.

Other drivers used to scoff at me - who was the one who never got stuck, never crashed, got around pretty quickly

Silver Surfer · 09-09-2007, 13:20

New tyres always go to the back. Its when your driving on or near the limit you will then get a bit of understeer which can be corrected by easying off. With new tyres on the front and worn on the rear if the back starts to come around usually its so quick your then just there for the ride. . And if there is a car coming the other way you will collect them too. Understeer is easier to correct and get away with.

musky · 09-09-2007, 13:39

I think everyone should have lessons in the wet in a Mk1 Capri, then you wouldn't have to worry about minor things like the tail coming out cause it'll always be out! And its good fun. But I'm old and grown up now so got a 4x4

richm · 09-09-2007, 23:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by musky

I think everyone should have lessons in the wet in a Mk1 Capri, then you wouldn't have to worry about minor things like the tail coming out cause it'll always be out! And its good fun. But I'm old and grown up now so got a 4x4

LOL absolutely agree

If the tyres on the back are bad enough to be letting go on a fwd car, then they shouldn't be on there at all... "more tread" or "newer" doesn't mean "better" by a long stretch.
I'm sticking with keeping the "better" tyres on the front which have twice as much work to do, depending on the tyres that may mean old ones, or new ones - I detest understeer with a passion.

Lummox · 10-09-2007, 07:07

But its a fair bit easier to correct over steer on a RWD car, not so easy on a FWD.

DavidY · 10-09-2007, 07:46

If you have a mix of different sized tyres, what size spare do you carry? Do you have to carry 2 spares?

06-09-2007, 14:55	#1
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RichB86 Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 780 Thanks: 35 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Re: 225's opn the front and 205's on the back ok? ive got practically new sport contacts on the back and front but the front are a little worse for wear shall we say, so theres no point in me doing all 4 at once. __________________ Must Go Faster

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Silver Surfer Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 46 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 225's opn the front and 205's on the back ok? New tyres always go to the back. Its when your driving on or near the limit you will then get a bit of understeer which can be corrected by easying off. With new tyres on the front and worn on the rear if the back starts to come around usually its so quick your then just there for the ride. . And if there is a car coming the other way you will collect them too. Understeer is easier to correct and get away with. __________________ Surf on Jabba Remap Group Buy thread [url]http://www.briskoda.net/forums/group-buys-promotions/briskoda-remap-group-buy/89075/

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