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Offline Jack1992

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Just. Ought some new tyres what's the difference
« on: March 12, 2013, 04:29:26 pm »
Hi all car needed some new front tyres, purchased some Goodyear assy 2s.

Now is there a difference between 225/40r18 amd 225/40zr18??

Any help much appreciated cheers jack

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Re: Just. Ought some new tyres what's the difference
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 04:59:03 pm »
Same thing, the Z is just a generic speed rating meaning max speed capability is over 150mph. But the tyre should also have a more accurate speed rating eg W or Y. (Therefore you can just ignore the Z).
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Re: Just. Ought some new tyres what's the difference
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 05:02:38 pm »
Should also be XL loading...
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Re: Just. Ought some new tyres what's the difference
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 07:17:09 pm »
thanks for the help yeah they've also got 92 Y and are xl which is the same as the tyres on at the moment