(T) Abarth Alloys and New Tyres

The front wheels will need a new set of rubber soon. I really don't want to fork out a LARGE chunk of ££'s for some 175/50/R14 Goodyear NCT3 or Pirelli P6000 (Goodyear have stopped making the 175/50 R14 tyres) - is there any other sizes that will go on to a Seicento Abarth Alloy 'safely' and without effecting rolling radius and speedo?

Mike

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185/50/r14's will go on, i've had them on mine before and it doesn't seem to cause any problems. but there not that much cheaper from what i've seen

:) thanks :), are they on the front, Im thinkning of putting the rear 175's on the front and the 185's on the back, look better with a bit of wider tyre on the back :D

Now time to get some prices... - BTW (Fastfit places want to charge around £75 before doing price matching for the 175's - but will sell for £50-55)

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the cheapest i've seen for any decent brand 185/50's is £40

Thats better than the £75 quote I got from "slow"-fit for a replacement tyre cus they didn't want to plug a hole in the tyre.. Got another garage to do it. If it saves me money, Im happy - did you have yokos on dawozere?

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nah I had some nankang exp's or something(spellin is prob wrong on) not for the brand, more for the fact they were 'rim protector' ones and my mum drives my car a lot so i didn't want scrapes all down the ally's! You can get 175/50's for about £50 from mytyres.com, but u have to get them fitted & balanced (doesn't normally cost more than a fiver)

Hmm, my Cinq's running 2 Nankang EX500's on the front. Theyre fun in wet conditions. :D I managed to take it partially sideways around a roundabout by being a bit over enthusiastic. Also, I slid over a speedbump, I wasnt braking hard or going particularly fast (I think), but they werent particularly obliging in terms of grip that day!!

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i love my Nankangs!:D

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I never said I didnt like them....:)

That was great fun!!:D[}:)]

Tom (AofB)

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1242cc Engine in car, not wired up, need new inlet manifold!!, boot delock soon, K+N still in garage!

the nankangs I had on felt a lot more grippy than the Pirelli's I've had on it? maybe mine were a different model line or something? they were the ones that stick out a bit to protect the alloy

nankangs.. any rough price on a 185 ones?

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I paid £35 a corner then fitting (which I got done at a local station for £10 for 2 wheels) but that was a while back, just been on mytyres.com and there not even listing them now :(

To think about it, £70 is better than £150 that I was quoted, can you state the vavles remain in the rim, those places rip them out and charge you for them, no need to replace them if they are okay.

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The place I went to gave me new valves anyway and I didn't think £5 a wheel was too bad for a new valve, trye swap and balancing. Worth taking into account that u'll need to dispose of ur old tyres, some places even charge for that these days!

Quick follow up on this subject, my front tyres are 185/50/r14 continentals and on the rear are 175/50/r14 Pirelli's P???? anyway, I only noticed my front tyres were bigger when I was washing the car, anyway i was wondering if this makes any difference. Also the continental tyres look well cool because they stick out abit at the top sort of protecting the alloys. Just wondering if I want to change my tyres and put the 185/50/r14 all round will I have any additional problems. Also could i get away with 195/50/r14 on the abarth alloys. Whats the safety implications of this?

I get a little scurbing on full lock, does anyone else with 185/50 have this problem.

Cheers