Exige Tyres.... Kin'ell The Yoko Ao48's Are A Bit Pricey

[lukevx]

I suppose as long as you set the ride height with the tyres on it makes no difference? What front profile are AO48? as standard issue? surely 195 and 205, 50 profile have the same diameter and just the width is different? Just checked looks like 5mm difference in ride height, How strange?

The profile part of a tyre size is the percentage of the width. 195/50 will have a 97.5mm sidewall height and 205/50 102.5mm

[Eric]

These were the Avon ZZR prices in 2014..... don't know what the price is now, but it may be a useful(ish) guide.....

 

2014 Prices
Avon ZZR    (+VAT)
195/50R15  £96.80
195/50R16  £107.10
225/45R16  £126.90
225/45R17  £138.40
215/40R17  £138.40
225/40R18  £175.80
265/35R18  £196.70

[John FISH Curtis]

About to press the order button on...

 

205/50/16 on the front.

225/45/17 on the rear

 

Fronts should be ok?

[Alex B]

About to press the order button on...

 

205/50/16 on the front.

225/45/17 on the rear

 

Fronts should be ok?

Fish I'm running 205 fronts.

[Martin R]

John, i have some part used ZZR if you are interested. Available due to being a 1c tyre now in the sprinting. No use to me . They will be cheapish.Let me know    

[scatty]

He'll be gutted Martin if he's pressed the order button.....

 

Ha ha ha ha, I can hear him tutting from here....

[Martin R]

I will pop them in the classifieds when i get a chance to remove them from the rims.

[chumaxa]

Is the Exige better with 205 at front ? I just bought some 195 ...

[Simon Mac]

I ran A048s on my old S2 exige, they were overkill on the road IMHO.

 

One of the defining reasons for selling that car was almost binning it on a cold wet evening. Real brown trousers moment on a road I had driven countless times before.

 

I know you are hardly dailying it (understatement) so can avoid this to an extent, but a blat up in the peaks and the weather can catch you out.

 

The biggest upside to me is they have a really cool looking tread pattern that make it look more racey bling... Guess this is important when it's being admired in its natural garage habitat

 

I have to say it's a shame you can't get corsas in S2 sizing. They have the grip but are much much better in the wet.