GT6Craig Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Oh yes, from reading through the archive this question needs to be answered yet again"What is the best tyre size for 4.5 x 13 steelies"Ive read some people opt for 175/70 to 155/80.Im confused! Im after originality more than anything. The previous threads dont seem to draw any conclusion!Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 184 wrote: Im after originality more than anything. Then you want to fit 155/80/13's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Agreed. For standard-ish looks, 155/80. For optimum performance with near standard-ish looks, 175/70. I did a lot of digging around on this when I was choosing new tyres for 4.5J 13" Courier wheels, and settled on Avon CR335(355?whatever?) 175/70. If you want a pic to see how they look, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6Craig Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Quote:Then you want to fit 155/80/13's.cheers Kevin - just what i was after.Quote:. If you want a pic to see how they look, let me know.That would be super, i like pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 They are CR322 (I knew there was a 3 in there somewhere...) 175/70/13 on 4.5J Courier wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6Craig Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 they look awesome! cheers mate, and they dont scrape on the arches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 No, they don't scrape the arches. They are replacing 5.5J steels which also just fitted under the arches okay. Mind you, it's on a Mk3 Spit with short shafts, so on a long shaft car they will be 1" further out at the rear. But this should still be okay based upon the fact that a 5.5J/short-shaft combination was fine. I assume your Mk1 GT6 is still on short shafts (?) and so would be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Do those tyres say fuel saving on them????Ha... Ha... HA......You wish!:-)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 thescrapman wrote:Do those tyres say fuel saving on them????Ha... Ha... HA......You wish!:-)ColinYes, I laughed too when I saw it on the tyres. Apparently they explode if you do any more than half throttle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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