(S) Sei sporting Tyres

Hi guys,

First off, this forum is packed with useful info so keep up the good work.. some amazing rides too =)

well back to topic, i currently have some silly colway retread tyres fitted on my sei sporting abarth. they're 165/65 R14.

now im opting to buy a good brand, the likes of yokohama or toyotyres (since they are within my budget circa 40GBP for each tyre tops!)

so far ive seen 175/60 & 175/50 which seem nice, however im open to suggestions on what kind of tyre to get and also any brand which wud be ideal!
a slightly lower profile tyre is wat im looking for =)

cheers,
Chris.

ps what do u think of: Barum or Kumho or Marangoni tyres? are they relatively cheap?

For Sei Abarth rims fit 185/50 14 rubber, much more variety in that size from all the major manufacturers like Continental, Yokohama, Goodyear etc

Uniroyal rain sports 195/45 R14 or Conti Sportcontact 195/45 R14

where do you get yokos for under 40 pounds from??? My-tyres are the cheapeat ive seen and they arent under 40 pounds

Kumhos were standard on VW's at one point if not still today and i think they are on the Kia's at the minute, but again if not have been at a point. If these compnaies seem willing to sign a contract with the tyre manufacture to provide tyres for all their new cars then they must be doing something right

195's on a 5.5" wide alloy?

They will look like ballons,

the tyres under 40pounds were 175/60 toyo's, which im guessing is a good brand.

my dad had a set of kumho's and they wer terrible (he says) so ive kinda ruled them out. ive seen some nifty 195/45 on a sei recently and they looked Fiiinnee! probably expesive as heck :\

thanks guys so far

i assure u they look awesome!

195/45 are too wide for a 5.5J wheel.

Standard fit was the 175/50, which can be hard to get hold of.

Best bet is 185/50 as per Aaron's suggestion.

Kumho tyres are used on the Group N (IIRC) rally cars. Not got any first hand experience of them though.

I had 195/45/14 fitted but as chaos said they are too wide for the abarths and mine were aftermarket and a 6j rim IIRC.

However i will agree they do look nice and meaty

You cant go wrong woth toyos, The mondeo lot swear on the toyo proxes

thanks for the input, i guess my best bet would be to find a good set of 185/50 (possibly toyos). would anyone here be so kind as to post a pic of their cinq/sei with these kind of tyres on? just so ill have agood idea!

=)

ive got 185/50 yokohamas and they handle a treat!

think im gonna get either a Marangoni 185/55 or 185/60!

They'll knock your speedo way out, as well as looking daft (185/60). Fingers has 185/55 on his Sei, and has said that he would fit 185/50s to it given the chance.

with 55 or 60 the sidewalla are gonna be massif, 185/50 is the best size, not gonna reccomend what brand as everyone has there own opinion, myself would go uniroyal's, continental's or yoko's but itss up to you but defo get 185/50's

well the thing is that i havent been able to find 185/50s OR 175/50s!

especially since im on a tight budget... i think im gonna go for 185/55 unless i stumble over something better suited!