What tyres on 7 x 15 rims?

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What tyres on 7 x 15 rims?

Post by mfunsta »

Right then...

....after much deliberation, especially considering £60 a pop

I've decided on 195/70s on the front and 215/65s on the rear, for my replacement 7x15 carat wheels..

thoughts were:
- wanted more rubber on the road to improve roadholding
- wanted to retain original rolling radius, though if there was to be a change it should be slightly larger to help gearing at speed (654/654 front, 661/654 rear)
- wanted to avoid fouling the front suspension even with a 6mm spacer and 50mm stud conversion
- didn't want to go too much larger with 205/70s all round and lose the tyre height to wheel diameter ratio advantage of 15" over 14" rims

can anyone see any problems with this..(camper conversion on -30mm Bluestar springs)

...does it matter that the rear tyres are wider than the front
it'll give a marginal skinny/fat aesthetic I guess, but will camber be an issue on the rear...

or am I being too bloody pedantic :|

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