joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 8m 16d Posted 13/11/18 06:49 AM Author Share Posted 13/11/18 06:49 AM The 17s are too junk so keeping the 19s for now. Given that does anyone have a definitive answer on whether it’s ok to run a 245/40/19 or even a 245/45/19 on the rears and a 245/35/19 on the fronts? Once the fronts wear out I will replace them with exact same tyres as the rears. dont want to drive around on the spare much longer so would love a definitive answer. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 1m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 13/11/18 10:46 AM Share Posted 13/11/18 10:46 AM Go the willtheyfit website I posted a link to earlier and enter the different sizes you've mentioned. You'll find that the 245/40/19 is about 25mm or 3.6% bigger than the 245/35, while the 245/45 is nearly 50mm larger diameter or around 7%. The "acceptable" size difference will depend on who you ask but above 3% is generally considered a no-no due to potential ABS issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 8m 16d Posted 14/11/18 06:44 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/18 06:44 AM Yeah I took a look at that and saw that the mm difference for the 245/40 profile is more than I thought. All good sticking with same profiles for now. Will look to change all 4 tyres and possibly rims at same time down the track. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 8m 16d Posted 15/11/18 09:34 AM Author Share Posted 15/11/18 09:34 AM A good set of Ford 17 inch rims with 235/45/17 tyres has come up at a good price. Would this setup provide enough grip for an unmodified fg turbo? Or is 245 the minimum width required... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,045 Member For: 9y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 15/11/18 09:45 AM Share Posted 15/11/18 09:45 AM Width wise there is fark all in it and depending on the tyre manufacturer there could be a lot less difference than 10mm of tread on the road. Tyre quality will play a much larger factor in getting grip. Cheap tyres= short life with some grip (semi slicks) or slightly longer life with poor grip. The sidewalls generally suck arse with cheap tyres too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 8m 16d Posted 15/11/18 09:50 AM Author Share Posted 15/11/18 09:50 AM Ok. Tyres are Hankook Ventus V2 which I think are half decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,045 Member For: 9y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 15/11/18 10:03 AM Share Posted 15/11/18 10:03 AM I dunno as I haven't used them but they are a $100 tyre so I wouldn't put much faith in them based off that. They might be fine though. Most tyres should be fine for a stock car anyway. I was just pointing out before that quality is more important than a small size difference on paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 8m 16d Posted 15/11/18 07:40 PM Author Share Posted 15/11/18 07:40 PM Ok thanks for input. Where can you get them for $100 a tyre?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,045 Member For: 9y 1m 28d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 15/11/18 10:19 PM Share Posted 15/11/18 10:19 PM https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/I.html?_odkw=hankook+ventus+2&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=hankook+ventus+2+235+17&_sacat=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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