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Offline Janner_Sy

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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #30 on: September 21, 2009, 09:06:51 am »
the way of thinking is to put the tyres with the most gripon the rear of the car so that in an incident where you are about to lose control, your car will understeer as the rear outgrips the front, but thats boring, so Id put the 235 tyres on the front
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #31 on: October 23, 2009, 01:43:01 am »
Quote from: RedRobin on September 19, 2009, 08:58:20 am
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on September 19, 2009, 02:21:01 am
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on September 18, 2009, 07:15:07 pm

Is anyone riding on 235s on stock Monza 2s - keen to hear from them...  :party:


Yes, ME!  I got one axle set of 225, and the other axle is 235.  They don't foul on anythhing, they certainly dont degrade the handling, and they dont look odd either!


....235 on the front or rear?

Any particular reason you are riding this way?

:happy2:

I changed to 235s because I'm fed up with not having any protection to the rim.  235s give a marginal, but still worthwhile extra bit of protection to the alloys from kerb rash. :ashamed:

And by keeping the same 40 profile, the everso slightly larger rolling radius helps eliminate the inbuilt error in the speedo.  Above about 90mph (on German Autobahns  :wink:), the GTI speedo gets wildly optimistic, and these 235s help rein in some of that over-reading error.

And the reason they are on the rear - new tyres on the rear axle (but only after scrubbing them in for a couple of hundred miles on the fronts).  The 225s still on the front are nearly worn out now, and they havn't interfered with either the flat tyre warning, nor the ASR or ESP.

On my RS4, I'll be taking an even bigger step, going from the standard 255s up to 275s!  :jumpmove:
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #32 on: October 23, 2009, 09:52:08 am »
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on October 23, 2009, 01:43:01 am

I changed to 235s because I'm fed up with not having any protection to the rim.  235s give a marginal, but still worthwhile extra bit of protection to the alloys from kerb rash. :ashamed:


....My Goodyear F1 Assymetrics have excellent rim protection - Something I've noticed since changing from Monza 18's to OZ Alleggerita 18x8's.

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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #33 on: October 23, 2009, 05:40:17 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on October 23, 2009, 09:52:08 am
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on October 23, 2009, 01:43:01 am

I changed to 235s because I'm fed up with not having any protection to the rim.  235s give a marginal, but still worthwhile extra bit of protection to the alloys from kerb rash. :ashamed:


....My Goodyear F1 Assymetrics have excellent rim protection - Something I've noticed since changing from Monza 18's to OZ Alleggerita 18x8's.



Thoses F1s are identical to the 'stretched' PS2s on the RS4 - but due to the stretching, they are as useful as a Dairy Milk fireguard!
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #34 on: October 23, 2009, 05:52:05 pm »
Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on October 23, 2009, 05:40:17 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on October 23, 2009, 09:52:08 am

....My Goodyear F1 Assymetrics have excellent rim protection - Something I've noticed since changing from Monza 18's to OZ Alleggerita 18x8's.


Thoses F1s are identical to the 'stretched' PS2s on the RS4 - but due to the stretching, they are as useful as a Dairy Milk fireguard!


....Well, fortunately having kerbed my Monza 17's within the first fortnight of ownership (distracted by a pretty female passenger talking to me) I always need a taxi to the kerb. So I've no occasion to test the chocolate rim protector (Ooops! That sounds a bit naughty!).
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2009, 11:26:27 pm »
TT you got any snaps of your tyres on the rims to compare and contrast?
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #36 on: November 06, 2009, 12:48:18 pm »
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So, it seems I could change my Goodyear F1 Assyms from 225 to 235 on my 18x8 OZ Alleggerita's. I better read this thread to see if any arch rubbing would be expected.
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2009, 08:02:47 pm »
I'm close to a change of front tyres... I'll be looking to change all four to Michelin Pilot Sport 2s... but I don't want to be the guinea pig with the 235s...

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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2009, 08:19:11 pm »
And the point of the photo is?
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2009, 08:45:29 pm »
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on November 10, 2009, 08:19:11 pm

And the point of the photo is?


....What can happen to Guinea Pigs. End up as a meal on a plate.

Sorry if it offends I'll remove.
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2009, 08:55:31 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 10, 2009, 08:45:29 pm
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on November 10, 2009, 08:19:11 pm

And the point of the photo is?


....What can happen to Guinea Pigs. End up as a meal on a plate.

Sorry if it offends I'll remove.

thank you
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #41 on: November 10, 2009, 08:57:32 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on November 10, 2009, 08:45:29 pm
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on November 10, 2009, 08:19:11 pm

And the point of the photo is?


....What can happen to Guinea Pigs. End up as a meal on a plate.

Sorry if it offends I'll remove.
No offence taken, mate... it was actually funny...even though I couldn't work out  the joke.  :drinking:
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #42 on: November 10, 2009, 10:01:59 pm »
Quote from: danishmkvgti on November 10, 2009, 08:55:31 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on November 10, 2009, 08:45:29 pm
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on November 10, 2009, 08:19:11 pm

And the point of the photo is?


....What can happen to Guinea Pigs. End up as a meal on a plate.

Sorry if it offends I'll remove.

thank you


....Removed  :smiley:
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #43 on: November 10, 2009, 10:09:00 pm »
OK, now I'm confused...who and why would the photo be considered offensive? Sorry - I realise it's a little off-topic...
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Re: increasing the tyre width .....
« Reply #44 on: November 11, 2009, 06:29:45 am »
Thank you RR, and to answer your question Mojo: a fried rat are in my eyes distasteful and in my eyes, moreof it's a bad example for a guinea pig, this one i believe is more in line with what RR feel he would like to avoid:

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