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[i260]

Been shopping today!

My excuse is that the 16 inch tyres are needing replacing and they are not exactly cheap for to get a half decent brand so why not spend the same and get brand new tyres on some Snowflakes!?



They currently have 225/40/18 on which I know are a little on the under-size but am thinking of switching a pair of the 225's for some 255's or 265's for the rear and re-use the 225's on the front when the current set are worn.

 Problem now is that it will look like it needs lowering 

[sidewaysmv6]

good choice....have a look at my car in the gallery'my wee toy'...it'l show ya how they look dropped 40mm on 18's!

[cam2502]

like them. very nice

[jimmas]

yep very nice 

[i260]

Hope so 

I have only just put two and two together and realised that the 18's are 6 spoke and the 19's are 5 spoke!

Would much have rather preferred 5 spokes but I don't think 19's look so 'OEM', even if they are VX wheels, just an era thing.

Somebody will now point me to Ablertorss's Mig 

[astroblaster]

Very nice

[CateraMV6]

I am running 245 45 18s which come in close to the OEM 235 45 17s and they fit perfectly...

BTW I think anything above 245 and it wont fit, it becomes too wide for the rim...

My rims came form Opel Astra VXR, and are 18x7.5 with 37mm offset...

[miniator]

those arent VXR wheels cateramv6....they look like the 18" astra SRi rims! hard to tell from that angle though.

An SRI:

[i260]

Agrees - they are what VX market as the VXR styling pack for anything other than the VXR! Confusing.

Strange that I thought they were 8.0 wide, not 7.5?

If you look at some other threads the 265 is a fit, it was offered by VX on the Irmscher 8.0x18 Omega rims as option. Only the rear though!

[CateraMV6]

Well I knew it was one of the performance Astras' but wasn't sure which one, SRI, was the proper name, now I remember.

The ones I have are 7.5, and they came in with very narrow 225 40 18s.

I had no idea you can fit a 265 on these wheels, seems like a bit of a stretch but I suppose its possible.

what exact tire dimension is hat 265 ?? 18, 30 or 35

[kingycos2]

I'm just fitting 19" snowflakes on mine. Just modding them to fit today, they look amazing on, just fitting spacers to fill the arch but the god dam rear spacers are out of stock....   

[CateraMV6]

19s would be awesome but not as many tire choices, and you get a much harsher ride with those...

[miniator]

I'm just fitting 19" snowflakes on mine. Just modding them to fit today, they look amazing on, just fitting spacers to fill the arch but the god dam rear spacers are out of stock....   

whered you get the spacers. i wanna push my 17's out a bit!

[kingycos2]

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/products/category_results.mhtml?category=eibachprospacers;car=vauxhallomega;manufacturer=eibachwheels;sub_category=1

Ordered 16mil for front and 25mil for rear. I ordered them, and they phoned me within 15 staying the rears were out of stock and would be back in within a few days, and due to this they refunded me the delivery for the rears 
Not cheap but the 19"s look awesome but just sit too far inside the rim and rub on th front.

[i260]

Well I knew it was one of the performance Astras' but wasn't sure which one, SRI, was the proper name, now I remember.

The ones I have are 7.5, and they came in with very narrow 225 40 18s.

I had no idea you can fit a 265 on these wheels, seems like a bit of a stretch but I suppose its possible.

what exact tire dimension is hat 265 ?? 18, 30 or 35

Mmm, with a 7.5 rim I would not have thought a 265 would work, poss a 245/35 or 245/40 might.