what tyre for 19's

[iainalpine]

hi guys, have just got bought a set of 19" oettinger rz splits for the car and was wondering what size of tyre to go with. either the 225 or the 235/35/19.
what are you guys running on here and are there any problems with the 235's hitting the arch.

full spec of the wheel is 19`x 8.5' 5x112 et35.

cheers

Iain

[markymark]

Ooooh that ET is not good, you are gonna have to mod the arch I would say. The standard wheel is 7.5J ET51,check out this wheel calculator to see how much pokeage you will get http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

[VC]

i agree, i think you might have clearance issues

but 235 would be my normal choice

[Top Cat]

Your gonna need 215, plus a touch of camber to tuck them under, other wise your gonna have to sit very high. 

[MongyUk]

I have 215's on my wheels (same spec) with it lowered quite a bit and find that the wheels are fine.

[celica]

nice choice of wheels i had these on the tt and loved them

for the golf i'm not sure

but personally if i ran 19's i wouldn't like to run on less than 235/35/19's i had

[iainalpine]

MONGYUK and anyone else who is running 215/35/19 tyres, what model of tyre do you find works best for you? stretch etc.
As for arch work, what normally gets done? who is doing it and how much is it costing?

thanks for your help guys

Iain

[Top Cat]

MONGYUK and anyone else who is running 215/35/19 tyres, what model of tyre do you find works best for you? stretch etc.
As for arch work, what normally gets done? who is doing it and how much is it costing?

thanks for your help guys

Iain

Your new wheels will be sitting 28mil further out than a monza II. that means you will have a bit of poke, you can adjust the camber on the back a bit, whether you would want to is another matter you get excessive tyre wear depending on how much you put on.
on the front You can get the lip of the arch pinned in and the wheel liner moved up, but again i dont think this will be enough, but i am not sure, again you can buy camber adjust top mounts to tuck them in far enough, but tyre wear pops up its head again.
After this your talking £££ to get arch work done. 

[MongyUk]

MONGYUK and anyone else who is running 215/35/19 tyres, what model of tyre do you find works best for you? stretch etc.
As for arch work, what normally gets done? who is doing it and how much is it costing?

thanks for your help guys

Iain

Hi Iain,

As topcat said you will have to pin back a clip on the front wheel arch (you can do this yourself) after this you should be fine.

The tyres I use at the moment are Falken 452's
from here    http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s76p0
But i would recommend the P Zero Nero.

Hope this helps.

[iainalpine]

MONGYUK AND TOPCAT, thanks for the info. im a little concerned about the buffing issue and really dont want to go down the route of rolling arches etc. the one thing in my favour is that im not going to be decking the car out as low as it can go. was looking for a slighlty lower stance compared to standard.
will keep you guys updated on whats happening with them.

thanks again

Iain

[bennylenny88]

i got 235s and its pretty rough atm as it is.. i couldnt imaging 215s 

[iainalpine]

Hi bennylenny88, what do you meen by being rough?

cheers

Iain

[bennylenny88]

when you go over bumps its really tough.. as in its a lot stiffer.. if that makes sense.. 

[joesgti]

You need STREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETCH 

[iainalpine]

ahhh, i understand now.