Hello all- seems like i been away a while as things been smooth (now saying that something will go wrong!) anyway heres the thing- I just bought two new 12" minilites with 145 pirellis fitted but the tyres on my old rims are 175 at the back and 155 at the front so can i put these new wheels at the front or what?
cheers people-looking fwd to some rubber burning on me new rims!!!
Well you shouldn't really mix and match with your tyres mate. Yes the 145 Pirellis are okay as they were original equipment for 12" wheeled Mini's for years and years, but the best mod is to fit the 165/60*12's size tyres as made by Yokohama (which everyone claims to be the best in the dry or wet on Mini's) or Falcon if money is tight (well even these are better than the
145's), but Dunlop used to stock them too, but don't seem to anymore.
But I wouldn't personally have 145's on the front or back with either 175 or
155 fitted on the car too. You should use 145's all round. I'd assume it's a bit like fitting the old crossply tyres with radials and is a no no, remember the old 1970's advert?
Never seen a 12" x 175 wide tyre what profile is it? The rolling circumference /overall height could also be different as the tyre wall height is a % of the tyre width.
We had to put a tyre on my son's mini last week, it had Falcons on but I couldn't get one locally in the time he needed it in we ended up with a Sime
I've used a set of 175/50x13 Simes here in Oz - they where good until they got a little over half worn, then they started tramlining. But for the price you could throw them away at that point and get a second set and still be cheaper than one set of some of the others around (in Oz at least)
Thanks for putting me right xx. I always think its a bit like wearing shoes. If you wear odd ones it feels strange and you are more prone to slip / twist an ankle. The car must feel the same, so when it concerns sticking to the road or stopping. Don't compromise, that's my motto
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