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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: m0rmh on 14 November 2013, 13:20:29

Title: tyre sizes
Post by: m0rmh on 14 November 2013, 13:20:29
Cani fit 225 50 17 on to rims which have 235 45 17 cheers
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: GaryC2.5td on 14 November 2013, 13:28:18
yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: m0rmh on 14 November 2013, 13:42:44
yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit
Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: alank46 on 14 November 2013, 14:42:40
The 50 series tyre will have a taller sidewall, not smaller.

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: GaryC2.5td on 14 November 2013, 15:47:13
there is very little in the difference i have 225 on 17s and its very comfortable
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 November 2013, 15:51:30
Remember the profile is a percentage of the width. :y

Personally, I don't think it's worth it when you consider that you'd have to declare that as a modification to your insurance company. If changing the spec. all, use something that was an original fitment, such as the 16" Omega rims with standard tyres.
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: car5car on 14 November 2013, 16:33:14
Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Shackeng on 14 November 2013, 16:55:46
yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit
Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles


I've just taken the 17's off my 3.2 and put on 16's for the same reason :y
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: dbug on 14 November 2013, 17:59:33
Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear?  8)
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Andy B on 14 November 2013, 18:37:27
yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit
Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles

But you'd still be fitting 'low profiles' to the 16" rims  ::) ::) A 16" rim takes a 225/55 which is still 'low profile' just not quite as much as the 45 of the 17" I fitted facelift 17" rims to my MFL Elite instead of the 16", you can tell a difference, but the difference isn't huge.
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Broomies Mate on 14 November 2013, 22:12:23
I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres!  ::)
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Shackeng on 14 November 2013, 22:24:37
I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres!  ::)


 :y :y :y
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Andy B on 14 November 2013, 22:55:40
I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres!  ::)

The car's sitting on just 1/2" less of rubber. I could feel a difference when I putt he 17" rims on,, but not massively so.

I weighed my MFL Elite rims in, nobody seems interested in them
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: car5car on 14 November 2013, 23:42:07
Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear?  8)
Level ground, same pressure, don't know load rating and wear. Different new tires have different tread height.
Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: dbug on 14 November 2013, 23:48:54
Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear?  8)
Level ground, same pressure, don't know load rating and wear. Different new tires have different tread height.
;)