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205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 19:36
20/07/2006 19:36
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Now then... Obviously I'd like to fit the 225 tyres for improved sports car aesthetics, but are there any real advantages to fitting the wider-tyred option on the coop? More un-sprung weight, vaguer steering, wider contact patch, more drag, worse mpg - on the face of it, it's not a good idea but may give me marginally more grip in corners (hardly noticeable in road-driving, surely). Any comment on which fitment size is better? Thanks!
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 19:47
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I want to buy a set of 17" wheels and when I do so I'm going for 215/40
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 19:49
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205/50 is better IMO!
Im doing track days usually, so i used both and i did notice any deference only the 225 are much expensive..
cheers..
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 19:58
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They both give you the same sized contact patch, Nigel can lecture for... ohhh... minutes about it . The contact patch of the 205's is going to be a more elongate shape - potentially better for traction and the 225's will be (obviously) wider, fractionally increasing cornering grip. You will spend more to get the 225's and I always ran them cos I likes me bends, the looks and most importantly they give you better rim protection for those oh-so vulnerable alloys. You'll tramline less with 205's potentially though.
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 20:16
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I'm going to 215/35/18..... is this advisable?
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 20:21
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Quote:
They both give you the same sized contact patch, Nigel can lecture for... ohhh... minutes about it . The contact patch of the 205's is going to be a more elongate shape - potentially better for traction and the 225's will be (obviously) wider, fractionally increasing cornering grip. You will spend more to get the 225's and I always ran them cos I likes me bends, the looks and most importantly they give you better rim protection for those oh-so vulnerable alloys. You'll tramline less with 205's potentially though.
Second everything Matt has said
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 21:23
20/07/2006 21:23
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lol, i vaguely remember the contact patch debate. Wasn't interested in it at the time, but i'm bored now.
So, same rolling diameter... but one is wider. Call me stupid but WTF is that about!
F****** b****** thing...
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 21:29
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The tyre is wider side to side, on the 225 tyres. But with the same weight of the Coupe and the same tyre pressures the amount of rubber on the road must be the same.
So with a wider tyre, the front to back distance of the contact patch will be less.
So good for corners and less so for standing starts.
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 23:44
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I don't agree with this, you're going to tell me that if I run 4 spacesavers inflated to 39 psi front, 33 psi back the amount of rubber on the road is the same ?
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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20/07/2006 23:59
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yes it probably would be, because I imagine a space saver at 39 psi would be hopelessly flat when trying to carry the 400 kg per front wheel of the coupe. I dread to think what pressure they actually run to stay in shape - hence the limited speed/mileage before they fail, or overheat and THEN fail. I would guess they run in the region of 60-65 psi.
So you'd still get your footprint (very long and thin, like a bike tyre), but it'd be meaningless because the sidewalls would be so buckled and unstable it would make the car undriveable.
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 00:08
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Yep! haha I don't mean to be rude, well yep and no, the amount of rubber is also determined by the shape of the rim, so in your case the amount of rubber would not be the same, the rim would not allow the rubber to deform enough to allow the same contact patch. however with 205/225 tyres we use the same rims,...then the rim can allow the same size contact patch to be the same. The same weight of the car pressing down has an equal and opposite force pressing up. Joe
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 00:41
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So how come its recognized that using a larger tyre 205 -> 225 uses more fuel?
Ross
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 03:07
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I still don't agree witrh the contact patch being the same either. I won't go into my theory though as it is boring.. Otherwise why would F1 cars run fat tyres.. (or they used to). I have 225 on my car by the way and the car handles pretty well.
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 03:07
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Space-savers? Brilliant things!
We did a magazine feature 5 years ago where we bolted 4 x space-savers onto an Evo 6, pumped them up to 50psi and went flat-out at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, lobbing the car sideways as we went.
It was like driving on marbles and quite, quite hilarious until two of them erupted at 90mph and the exploding rubber took out the right-hand side skirt.
Which would have been hilarious, except it was my car!
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 05:59
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 06:22
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Space-savers? Brilliant things!
We did a magazine feature 5 years ago where we bolted 4 x space-savers onto an Evo 6, pumped them up to 50psi and went flat-out at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, lobbing the car sideways as we went.
It was like driving on marbles and quite, quite hilarious until two of them erupted at 90mph and the exploding rubber took out the right-hand side skirt.
Which would have been hilarious, except it was my car!
you mean they didn't grip the same ?? Never !!
come on Nigel , we need you .......
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 06:29
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Hang on a bit - are you lot saying that a 225 tyre has the same contact patch as a space saver..? Sounds like a load of old boll*cks to me Seriously, I can probably imagine that some of you lot know a great deal about such things (with is to be both admired and vilified), but how on Earth can a 2 foot wide tyre have the same contact patch as a 1 foot wide tyre (these are imaginery tyres ). A wider tyre has more grip, it has more grip because there is more of it touching the road... surely??????????????? And to prove this, I want someone to drive over some paint & measure the resulting paint marks on the tarmac, I can guarantee the 225 tyre will leave a bigger splodge of paint than the 205. End of. Don't argue. It's the law. I am the Daddy. Back of the net & smell my cheese. Sorted
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 16:01
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if you guys go on with this , Nigel's gonna come thumpin' in and squash us .....
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 16:44
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 17:09
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Ok - interesting thread on Pistonheads... Thread Taken from the above thread... 'The longer the contact patch is, the more gradually this break away occurs. If you shorten the contact patch, the break away occurs more abruptly but you get more absolute grip at the peak. This is because there is less variation in sideways distortion between the front and back of the contact patch, more of the contact patch reaches maximum grip and starts to slide at the same point. Having a shorter contact patch also means you get less self-aligning torque so there is less feedback through the steering about how close the tyres are to breaking away. When you fit wider tyres, what you're doing is making the contact patch wider and shorter for the same tyre pressure. This means you get a more abrupt breakaway but more grip right on the limit. The disadvantage is more expensive tyres, more tramlining and steering kickback, more wind and rolling resistance and noise, less grip in slippery conditions, a more abrupt breakaway to catch out the unwary driver and less warning through the steering about how close the tyres are to breaking away. This probably explains why manufacturers tend to put wide tyres on high performance cars and narrower ones on ordinary family saloons.'
1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 17:18
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now,
thats something that makes sense , for once.
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Re: 205/50 tyres versus 225/45 tyres
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21/07/2006 22:46
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One way of increasing the contact patch is by increasing the wheel circumferance... A bigger wheel will have more area touching the road. Think about that..
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