tyre size info

[Rob]

My mates got some 18'' vxr rims on his mk4 astra not lowerd and its scrubbin on the arches :confused: now he,s told me its runnin 225/40 tyres which i think could be the route of the problem and have advised him to change to 215/35 tyres do you think this should help and i,m unsure of the offset on these wheels :thumb:

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs260.ash1/18750_1347368168882_1371658319_963454_5555926_n.jp g (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=963455&id=1371658319)

[John]

offset looks way off rob! Don't even think a tyre change would cure it tbh.

[John]

what vxr model are they off rob? vectra?

[Rob]

cheers John and thats what i was thinking as i,m unsure what offset the the vxr rims are,he originally asked me to get a price for the arches to be rolled but theres hardly anything to roll on a mk4 astra lol


edit: unsure of the model

[John]

tell him to sell em on fella. They stick out way too far!

[Rob]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs260.ash1/18750_1347367968877_1371658319_963451_1289423_n.jp g (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=963452&id=1371658319)



http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs140.snc3/18750_1347368128881_1371658319_963453_5958011_n.jp g (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=963452&id=1371658319)

iirc dont the vxrs and newer vauxhalls run a lower et like the omegas did ?

[Jack]

Remember the profile is a percentage of the width, so a 215/35 tyre will have a much smaller sidewall than a 225/40

But yeah, the offset on that looks quite low.

[Rob]

jack do you no the et of these wheels ?

[Jack]

Had a quick look on google, I think they're low 40s, possibly around 43...

[Stuart]

Plus they look turd on that car