Malcolm GT Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Have Rota GT3's and getting new tyres. At the moment i have 195 45 R15 on them. I get the 45 is the width? Presume you can only run that not 195 50 R15? how would you know the actual width they should have on them, is it on the alloy? sorry noob or what. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dan106 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 195 is the width. 45 is the profile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malcolm GT Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 yeah get that man. Can you put 50's on? What is the benefit of smaller and larger profile Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie_VF22 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 yeah get that man. Can you put 50's on? What is the benefit of smaller and larger profile Yes you can put 50s on lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 yeah get that man. Can you put 50's on? What is the benefit of smaller and larger profile Depends what you want out of the car really. 50 profile have a larger sidewall, more sidewall flex on cornering. I prefer the look of 45 profile but prefer how 50's drive. 45's seem a lot harsher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cammy R Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 50's give a much better ride but they rub on my car at full lock and im only lowered 40mm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vturbo Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'm with 50's like the way they look and the ride,they do scrub if you hit a massive bump though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J-turner4488 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 i run 195/50/15 because i think it sits nicer in the arch, like vturbo say tho, can catch the inner arch if hit a bump but its not often enough to bother me.. Depends on the tyre as well tho im quessing, some 50's might not have as strong tyre wall? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malcolm GT Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Cheers for all the input everyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arnold Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 45's generally cost more. It's also worth noting that the 45 / 50 is a percentage of the sidewall figure I run 45's on mine, nice and tight, hard set up on the coilovers too so handles great on track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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