Right then people I need a set of 18's. I can get some 225 wide all the way round for £800. Is it worth the extra £500ish to get wider back wheels and tyres??? What have you people done????

225 refers to the tyres not the rims I think, and you can fit diferent size to the same rim, ie front to ack. I have 17", dont know the rim size but I have 225 on the front and 255 on the rear.

 

I feel you should Def have wider on the rear. IMHO 18" are over the top, but then I am old, 45, and like a bit of ride confort, and the rims tyres are cheaper.

225's all round (tyre size) sounds a bit skinny. My 18's were 8 1/2 J front and 10J rear. That meant 245's and 285's rubber.

Originally posted by james300

225's all round (tyre size) sounds a bit skinny. My 18's were 8 1/2 J front and 10J rear. That meant 245's and 285's rubber.

Yeah, that's the size of my wheels James, how strange is that :D

Originally posted by james300

225's all round (tyre size) sounds a bit skinny. My 18's were 8 1/2 J front and 10J rear. That meant 245's and 285's rubber.

 

Mine too, but you all copied off me of course :D ;)

oh by the way James I'm sure you had 9" on the fronts. I just measured them.

As read in Autocar. They were running a prototype at 164mph, swapping the wheels for 17" 18 spoke wheels they LOST 12 mph.

 

They say fewer and wider spokes are better.

I didn't think Masitaly VT5Rs went up to 10J.