Tyre Sizes

[Edin430]

This has prob been answered a million times but...

What tyre sizes can go on an Exige apart from the 195/50/16 and 225/45/17?

I've heard people run on 205/50/16 and 235/45/17.... Opinions??

[allyrennie]

Hi Lewis,

Others will have answers to the practicalities etc, but here is a link to a conversion tool that gives you differences in rolling circumferences and speedo %age differences with original and proposed changed sizes:-

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Al

[Edin430]

Al,

You are like the Oracle

My speedo would be out 1%... Which is nothing.

L

[Shug]

Question would be why? Not sure you'd get any more grip, as the increased rubber on the road would probably be offset by the reduced contact patch control as the sidewalls wouldn't be upright... The only relevant comparison would be when people tried 195 section fronts on the S2 (which is 175) and found the steering vague as the tyre was rolling on the rim.

[Edin430]

More just interested to know than anything else...

Someone has said that it runs smoother and is quieter but didn't even know you could change tyre sizes!