General Lowering and tyre size question

[clawliger]

right then. my sei is lowered aproxomatley 50/60mm on the gmax sports kit. and im running 165/60/14 tyres on my 14" alloys becuase i had them free with the wheels. now my front twoa re on there way out. and i want to change the tyre size as the sidewall is way to big. now i have loads of ground clearence at the moment. im running 15mm spacers up front at the moment and 5 on the rear. and i only ever get scrubage at full lock and low speed.

and i was wondering if 185/50/14 tyres would be ok and if anyone has had any experience with this arrangement or similair arrangement?

please help.

 

[fingers99]

Can't comment on that set up, but, if your wheels are 6J, go for 195/45/14 in Uniroyal Rainsport or Falken. For reasons I don't understand, performance tyres are cheaper in that size.

 

[allanhelen]

I run 185/50/14's on my NA Cinq front and rear (lowered -30mm) , only get a slight bit of rubbing on the rear fully loaded on some bumps

I use Conti-sports they are a great tyres fantastic grip wet or dry, but with them having the rim protection they are slightly wider at the sidewall but thats not a bad thing after all who doesn't want a well protected rim

 

[clawliger]

lol.
i think i may go down to my local tyre place and ask if i can try 195/45s and 185/50s and see if theres gunna be any problems

as i get scrubbage sumtimes wen on full lock. but i think that may be due to the size of the sidewall which is nearly a 10cm sidewall i think.

 

[Bushboy]

175/50s are the way to go as far as perfect fitment. Not cheap though.