Downgrading wheel and tyre size

Johno100

Minrich wrote: »

I still have 3 of them and i'm 52 so hardly alot tbh

Cars or girlfriends?:rotfl:

So based on your age, that's still one a year, but I suppose if you are running a number of cars at a time then the numbers soon add up.

FreddieFrugal

Well someone managed to get to the ones I was after first which has rather thrown a spanner in the works. Bloomin' unlucky they only came on the site this morning and already sold them. There aren't any other full sets advertised on gum tree etc. without travelling a huge distance to pick them up and people on ebay are asking silly money for them.

So I'll keep looking, but failing that may just have to stick with the 17s and fork out for the pricey tires. Hopefully they'll last a decent while.

At least it was a good idea in theory.

bigjl

Have a look on Oponeo.

Very good prices but you need to arrange fitting

You don't need GoodYear or Bridgestone.

Hankook, Kumho and Toyo are three very good but cheaper makes of tyre.

You also have Avon and Vredestien.

Plenty of options and in my experience finding the right tyres can improve your ride comfort.

The weird wear pattern is likely to be nothing to do with the tyres or size of wheel, could be a suspension problem.

BeenThroughItAll

aeroblade wrote: »

Please explain how this is a cost saving venture? Are you planning on buying second hand alloys and selling off your existing ones?

To me it's all a waste of time and not worth the hassle. There is hardly any real world savings. What if the alloys you replace them with is slightly buckled and so leaks pressure slowly?

16s won't fit on a Scalextric or Matchbox car anyway, and they don't have air in their tyres, so you wouldn't have a problem.


Oh no, hang about, maybe they will...

aeroblade

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

16s won't fit on a Scalextric or Matchbox car anyway, and they don't have air in their tyres, so you wouldn't have a problem.


Oh no, hang about, maybe they will...

Very mature...

Gloomendoom

Have you considered invesitgating why the tyres developed the stepped pattern in the first place?

photome

aeroblade wrote: »

Please explain how this is a cost saving venture? Are you planning on buying second hand alloys and selling off your existing ones?

To me it's all a waste of time and not worth the hassle. There is hardly any real world savings. What if the alloys you replace them with is slightly buckled and so leaks pressure slowly?

Did you read the OP or are you still dreaming of your M series while driving your yaris

aeroblade

photome wrote: »

Did you read the OP or are you still dreaming of your M series while driving your yaris

We're barely talking about a saving of £60-80 for the price difference for all 4 tyres. What about the time and potential problems the OP may get into with the new alloys which maybe buckled? Only over time will he know, I.e. If the wheel slowly loses pressure. Not worth it for such a small saving.

aeroblade

There's an old saying OP. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it

Strider590

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Have you considered invesitgating why the tyres developed the stepped pattern in the first place?

I'm thinking this too............

Abnormal wear suggests alignment issues or abusive driving habits, so get the car down to the nearest hunter equipped garage and get it checked over properly. It may have been kerbed in a former life or previous owner got conned into having alignment redone by an idiot.