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getting some new tyres in the next week for my car..

atm they are 205 45 16

can i safely put on 215 45 16?

i know the rolling diameter will be slightly bigger but would it be safe to run these on a 7" rim?

I was looking at trying the KU36 in the 215s

cheers peoples

Hi Regie,

A bit over half way down this page from the wheel and tyre "bible" are some handy interactive calculators for your questions.
It shows that you will increase your rolling circumference by approx. 1.52% -and that 16 x 7 is indeed OK for that tyre size (minimal but in the acceptable range).

Go for it, and look forward to a review!

Cheers,
Dave

215/45 will be good.

the 205/45 on 7" is a slight stretch.

Let us know how you go

as said, 215/45 is fine on a 7" rim.

215/45 is actually OEM for 7" rims on Ford Focus etc.

sweet cheers guys

time to go and get some prices tomorrow ill see how we go!

i'm after a set in the same size. i asked fsport and 999auto about a month ago and they said kumho was out of stock in AU.

let me know how you go.

Regie wrote:sweet cheers guys

time to go and get some prices tomorrow ill see how we go!

Locutus wrote:i'm after a set in the same size. i asked fsport and 999auto about a month ago and they said kumho was out of stock in AU.

let me know how you go.

Regie wrote:sweet cheers guys

time to go and get some prices tomorrow ill see how we go!

oh you serious? noooo! i will find out today

I'm running Kumho Ku-36's 215/45-16 on 16x7s with +40 offset at the moment.

Only had them on the street and only done about 1000km's on them, but they seem to be fine on the rims.

Shouldnt be any clearance issues, well at east not with standard SE suspension.

I've seen people run these tyres on 6.5inch rims at the track, which is under the specification, but they dont seem to fall off.


Also just as a guide, I got mine when Kumho had a special on to undercut Option 1 Garage, so only paid $125 a tyre via Jax in Smithfield.
Currently Kumho wants $170 direct from F-Sport and Option 1 wants $138 a tyre, so try to bring the price down as much as you can as the price you get qouted may be heavily over priced.

Locutus wrote:i'm after a set in the same size. i asked fsport and 999auto about a month ago and they said kumho was out of stock in AU.

let me know how you go.

Regie wrote:sweet cheers guys

time to go and get some prices tomorrow ill see how we go!

locutus were u after the ku31's or 36's?

almost certainly 36s at this stage.

how many kms did you manage to rack up?

Locutus wrote:almost certainly 36s at this stage.

ku36's are nil stock in Australia for a indefinate amount of time...they are not sure on when they will be getting them again. That is in 215 45 16..

didn't at one point, you used Achilles 123s? don't wanna use them again?

philz wrote:didn't at one point, you used Achilles 123s? don't wanna use them again?

yep i did..wernt too bad..but a tad hairy in the wet..more so than those Dunlops on the MS wheels

im going for toyo T1R's now but saying that i will prolly change my mind by wednesday

sliq wrote:how many kms did you manage to rack up?

on my last set? around 7,000kms and 1 track day they had about 70% left before i was forced to dispose of them.
they didn't seem to wear too quickly on the street, but i only had a properly aggressive alignment on them in the last few weeks of use. the wear after each session at the track however, was quite visible.

Regie wrote:ku36's are nil stock in Australia for a indefinate amount of time...they are not sure on when they will be getting them again. That is in 215 45 16..

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