Hi everyone.What tyres would you recommend for an 18inch Ultraleggra rims on a 02 WRX with standard suspension. I ran F1's before and they where great but moneys a bit tight so I could do with some cheaper options. Are 215 45 18's the best size or would 225 45 18's help my rims survive the potholes. :lol:
Tyres for 18inch Rims on 02 wrx
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tommy 555
Member Number 935
Have ran a few different makes from say Nankang , pirelli , bfgoodrich and now federal on my current car ,
the bf's are overpriced ditch finders imo , stay well away , some people gave out about Nankangs on here before but i found them quite good , pirelli was expensive enough tyre but good , Federals im finding to be very grippy both in wet and dry conditions but noe especially cheap either ,
Cooper are a reasonable tyre for performance and price , they are made by Avon who make some great track tyres so they can be trusted , everyone on here will tell you a different experience with each tyre they have had though so its still trial and error , possibly look at a good set of part worns , i got a set of re050's for 150 fitted a few years back just to keep me going until i got my 18's under the car , tyres were perfect and still have life left in them , all down to your budget really
the bf's are overpriced ditch finders imo , stay well away , some people gave out about Nankangs on here before but i found them quite good , pirelli was expensive enough tyre but good , Federals im finding to be very grippy both in wet and dry conditions but noe especially cheap either ,
Cooper are a reasonable tyre for performance and price , they are made by Avon who make some great track tyres so they can be trusted , everyone on here will tell you a different experience with each tyre they have had though so its still trial and error , possibly look at a good set of part worns , i got a set of re050's for 150 fitted a few years back just to keep me going until i got my 18's under the car , tyres were perfect and still have life left in them , all down to your budget really
davelegacy
Member Number 16
be 40
225/40/18 or 235/40/18
what is wheel width and offset
225/40/18 or 235/40/18
what is wheel width and offset
Thanks for all the info. I have run cars on Kumho before and they seem reasonable and I have had good reports about Federals as a good value tyre. I'm sorry I dont know what the wheel width and offset are the rims say 8JX18H2. Do I need to mesure and calculate the offset.
The car is on 215x45x18's at the moment. Do I really need to drop the aspect ratio down to 40 if I fit 225's for clearance then?
I think I would stick with 215's.
The car is on 215x45x18's at the moment. Do I really need to drop the aspect ratio down to 40 if I fit 225's for clearance then?
I think I would stick with 215's.
Mad Paddy RS
Octane Boostaholics
try hancook evo.gets very good reports
davelegacy
Member Number 16
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Thanks for all the info. I have run cars on Kumho before and they seem reasonable and I have had good reports about Federals as a good value tyre. I'm sorry I dont know what the wheel width and offset are the rims say 8JX18H2. Do I need to mesure and calculate the offset.
The car is on 215x45x18's at the moment. Do I really need to drop the aspect ratio down to 40 if I fit 225's for clearance then?
I think I would stick with 215's.
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the current tyre you are running is not the recommended size.
in fact 5% larger.
Thanks for all the info. I have run cars on Kumho before and they seem reasonable and I have had good reports about Federals as a good value tyre. I'm sorry I dont know what the wheel width and offset are the rims say 8JX18H2. Do I need to mesure and calculate the offset.
The car is on 215x45x18's at the moment. Do I really need to drop the aspect ratio down to 40 if I fit 225's for clearance then?
I think I would stick with 215's.
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the current tyre you are running is not the recommended size.
in fact 5% larger.
davelegacy
Member Number 16
225/40/18 be perfect
