285/25 Tyres

[Shadroth]

Gday people

I've just bought some new 20" wheels for my fg and the guy from ozzy tyres said he will be fitting 285/25 on the rear.I'm a complete noob with tyres so I dont really understand what this means, has anyone got tyres like this on their car? I'm just wondering if it will be really uncomfortable or anything like that

Cheers

[WhiteXR]

All it is, is fatter tyres. So the looks from behind and grip wise, it is a hell lot better!

[LP640]

285mm wide and 25% of 285mm is the sidewall which in this case is 71.25mm.

Most tyre shops put 275/30/20 on the rear because the sidewall is 82.262mm which gives better shock absorption.

HOWEVER doing a 275/30 increases your overall wheel diameter by more than 15mm and in the majority of states that is illegal!!

Its good that the tyre store told you about the 285/25 but expect to pay a lot more for the 285/25 over the 275/30.. I think price is the main reason why most people run 275/30s even though its illegal.

Stick with the 285s... I know on BA/BF's you need to roll the rear guards to run them... not sure about the FG.

Goodluck!

[Shadroth]

Righto, sounds good to me, I'll try them out for a bit and if there isn't enough shock absorption I'll get something else, thanks guys