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NAPLES VALVER 123
29-07-2007, 19:29
hi,

Whats the best tyre size to have on my williams?
Theres the standard 185/55/15 or what about 195/50/15

I read on a previous post that some people change there tyre size,
so i was wondering which is best?

Any advice would be great thanks. 8)

Andyvalver
29-07-2007, 19:31
Its down to preference mate. The 195's will be cheaper :D

NAPLES VALVER 123
29-07-2007, 19:42
thanks,

whats the difference in looks then?

which tyre looks bigger/smaller? and on what part of the tyre does it look different :?:

Also which one handles the best out of the two :?:

fab
29-07-2007, 19:47
i run both sizes and i like em both.
the original set (mich pilots)are a very old set hence a little noisey.the steering is lighter and they are very capable.
the 195's (yoko's) i think they call them directional tyres are also the dogs bolux and give the steering more bite not because of the size but i think because of the pattern.
i wonder what slicks are like :?:

kenny
29-07-2007, 19:59
Don't get continental 185's I currently run them on latest car, bloody attrocious in wet. First car ran directional firestone 185's was happy with them. There is another thread somewhere here about tyres, I think there was plenty of good opinion on Eagle F1 195's, never heard of them before, but think your question will soon get you plenty of responses to think on.

richy
29-07-2007, 20:02
i run both sizes and i like em both.
the original set (mich pilots)are a very old set hence a little noisey.the steering is lighter and they are very capable.
the 195's (yoko's) i think they call them directional tyres are also the dogs bolux and give the steering more bite not because of the size but i think because of the pattern.
i wonder what slicks are like :?:

slicks are brilliant mate, i run them on my 16v trackcar, absolutly fecking awesome! :D i was disapointed in having to dry home on road tyres lol :lol:

NAPLES VALVER 123
29-07-2007, 20:12
yeah when i did the search i found alot of people rated the f1's

Does anyone have a picture of a wheel with the 185 and one with 195?

drsmith1979
29-07-2007, 21:07
if you are worried about size, use this conversion chart which overlays the two different tyres and wheel sizes to show you the difference in profiles etc...

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

NAPLES VALVER 123
29-07-2007, 22:04
thats a excellnt site mate,

i think i will invest in some f1's 8)

wheres the cheapest place to get them got a quote of £145 delivered for all four :?

MAXIBOY
29-07-2007, 23:12
try my tyres

Matty86
30-07-2007, 00:16
145 for all four??

i payed £200 fitted for my 195 45 F1s

rob-legend
30-07-2007, 07:45
bf goodrich g-forces are wicked tyres too, they can with stand alot of abused, i use them on the willy now (195's) and my mates used them on his eagle f1's

rob-legend
30-07-2007, 07:47
sorry i mean my mate's used them on his s2000 :oops: and he's also used eagle f1's on it too, both highly recommended. but toyo r888's are excellent tyes, i tried them recently and they are quality! not too grand in the wet like, but there not AS bad as i thought they could be. and i' ran 195's on all of them.