tyre profile

1. micky_mc Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Lurgan United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Posts: 236 *saxo furio *Pug 205 R.I.P

   #1 9th November 2006, 09:09

   im buying a new set of alloys soon and im looking for a set of 15". whats the lowest profile for the tyes ya can get for 15" alloys?
2. bloz Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2004 Penkridge (Staffs),GB! Posts: 898 350z , 2007 Swift Sport

   #2 9th November 2006, 09:29

   195/45 r15 you cant get smaller that I know to, as another note that profile is same as std VTS wheels, my 16s have 195/40 r16
3. micky_mc Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Lurgan United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Posts: 236 *saxo furio *Pug 205 R.I.P

   #3 9th November 2006, 12:49

   the dealer ship i was talking to said that the lowest profile of tyre he could me was 195/40 r15 but i was just looking ta now could ya go lower.
   
   thanks anyway
4. Andyblacksaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2006 Cheltenham Posts: 607 2001 Saxo VTR

   #4 9th November 2006, 20:23

   A 195-45-15 will be fine mate, and they won't scrub. Going down to 40profile will cost u extra bucks for no improvement. Other than very slightly quicker acceleration, a lower top speed and a more inaccurate speedo!