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Strange tyre width question??
« on: May 02, 2012, 08:44:36 pm »
Basically I am running 215 40 18 fallen tyres on 8.5 x 18 rim fair bit of stretch, now I was getting tyre noise so asked on here good tyres.

I in the end went for conti's as got a better deal now I have gone to 225 for less stretch. Only problem is the tyre is massive and I mean the side wall rim protector protrudes the wheel by about 10mm now even on a standard gti rim I think these would catch.

Are all these like this it's just I was expecting the rim to still protrude the tyre.

I have 245 45 18 on my van tyre and it doesn't protrude that 8.5 wheel. I thought maybe it's a mo conti but we put two together and they are identical so new conti's are they running the extra size side wall.

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2012, 09:03:57 pm »
No not all conti do have you got a pic

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2012, 09:22:04 pm »
I can email you one or txt, I can't upload one sorry. It's very strange can't believe how much it protrudes.

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2012, 09:30:12 pm »
e-mail me it
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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2012, 09:44:32 pm »
Sent mate

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2012, 09:55:56 pm »
the reason the 245 fits the van pefect is they are the correct width for a 245 tyre--what were the falkens like with the side wall

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2012, 10:08:26 pm »
Stretched mate no rubbing I thought I sent you that pic, just loud. The increase from 215 fallen to 225 conti is unreal you would swear its like a 245

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2012, 10:09:10 pm »
Falken I mean

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2012, 10:12:16 pm »
the conti does stick out a bit to much---sent me the pic with the falken on  :happy2:

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2012, 10:23:15 pm »
Done mate

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2012, 10:39:10 pm »
looking at the pics again--it would seam a 215 conti would of been a better choice--tha falkens are a better tyre for stretching,were the old falkens unevenly worn

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2012, 07:50:08 am »
What do you run on your car any pics? I think they were slightly but even if they wernt the noises coming from them was horrendous on my car put it on my mates  Leon and was fine. Weird.

Am now stuck with 4 tyres that even on standard gti rim I think they would catch could be wrong am guessing all conti sport 3's are the same.

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2012, 08:40:21 am »
What Contis are they?

I had sport contact2's on an 8.5" rim and I didn't have any probs.

Andy can you post the pics?

Interested to see what they are like.

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2012, 09:57:30 am »
It's a contact 3 mate unsure if new 3's all have this but the tyre width is ok it's the side wall to rim protector bulges out to wider than the rim a lot

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Re: Strange tyre width question??
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2012, 01:03:31 pm »
Spoken with conti and all contact 3's are the same, he is saying the rim protector is sticking further out due to the slight angle from the small stretch.

Conti contact 2's don't have as much of a protector and that's what they advise a lot of BMW drivers when they ring up with my problem.