austin Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Howdy guys, i've been thinking of putting on my zed toyos r1r, however the closest to stock size is 225/40/18 and 245/40/18, and not 45 profile. The rolling radius would be slightly different to the original and i understand that apart from speedo being slightly (2mph) faster, Zed's traction control is quite sensitive and would be upset by the change? Should I go with it, is it going to be quite annoying to drive and if so - is there a way to reset TC/ESP to the new tyre size? Another reason im asking is because i quite like toyos and know that getting rears in our standard size is almost next to impossible. all input appreciated, austin Quote
Stew Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 I have T1Rs in stock sizes on my Rays. Have they stopped them? 40s look wrong on the zed if anything. Quote
RisingPower Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 The rolling radius would be off by more than slightly. Mytyres have the toyo t1-r's front and back, but the vred ultrac sessantas are slightly cheaper and imho better so i'd go for those (don't seem to be able to get them for the front though, almost like there's a tyre shortage ). Quote
austin Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 As far as i know Toyo haven't discontinued them but none of the tyre websites i've been on seem to have stock of 245/45s. Im also trying to be practical - in case of a nasty, unrepairable puncture it would be better to change one, not 2 (or all 4 since mixing front and rear isnt great) tyres. In 40 profile there are loads and choice is much wider than our standard size. How come it looks wrong? Only 5mm sidewall difference. Quote
Stew Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 As far as i know Toyo haven't discontinued them but none of the tyre websites i've been on seem to have stock of 245/45s. Im also trying to be practical - in case of a nasty, unrepairable puncture it would be better to change one, not 2 (or all 4 since mixing front and rear isnt great) tyres. In 40 profile there are loads and choice is much wider than our standard size.How come it looks wrong? Only 5mm sidewall difference. 5% Quote
austin Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 As far as i know Toyo haven't discontinued them but none of the tyre websites i've been on seem to have stock of 245/45s. Im also trying to be practical - in case of a nasty, unrepairable puncture it would be better to change one, not 2 (or all 4 since mixing front and rear isnt great) tyres. In 40 profile there are loads and choice is much wider than our standard size.How come it looks wrong? Only 5mm sidewall difference. 5% sorry, i was looking at imperial. 11mm front, 12mm rear http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Does anyone know if there would be any problems with TC though? Quote
austin Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 cool, thanks Stew. As far as i can see on many websites actually, not only the choice in this size is wider (could even get my absolute fav goodyear eagle f1 gsd3 on all 4s!!) but price around £20-30 per corner cheaper. Quote
JetSet Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Slightly wider 40 profile tyres front and back would be better if they'd fit the wheels. Pete Quote
Dblock Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 cool, thanks Stew. As far as i can see on many websites actually, not only the choice in this size is wider (could even get my absolute fav goodyear eagle f1 gsd3 on all 4s!!) but price around £20-30 per corner cheaper. Im with you on the gsd3's awesome tyre but trust me it doesnt suit the zed. You better be quick if you want gsd3's aswell as they have stopped making them a while back so its only stock thats left. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 get tyres in the correct size, lots of other good options to look at, good year eagle f1 asymetrics are not badly prced and perform well. so do contisport 2 and 3's again not bad prices if you shop around. and these arent cheap band tyres Quote
evest Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 Got a couple of stock rear Nankangs in the garage; only 1000 miles on 'em if you're interested?!? Quote
drmac Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 i am running 245/4018 on 8in front and 255/4018 on 9in WORK rims with michelin pilot sport3 on jdm fairlady.drive and ride is better than when it was on 19s.no tcs problems.i think i am getting a better grip and seeing less of the tcs light on hard acceleration Quote
coldel Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Anyone got any pics of 40 profile on standard 18 inch wheels? I am quite interested in looking at this but am worried it will just look odd as the wheel/tyre combo already looks a little 'lost' in the wheel arches as it is. Quote
docwra Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Mytyres have the toyo t1-r's front and back, but the vred ultrac sessantas are slightly cheaper and imho better so i'd go for those (don't seem to be able to get them for the front though, almost like there's a tyre shortage ). He's asking about R1-R's Im currently running a 285/35/19 at the back and a 255/40/18 on the front without any issues ........ how much difference does there actually have to be for the TC to play up?? Quote
sparky370z Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Im running 245/40/18 fronts, and 275/40/18 rears. Have had no problems. TC is no problem. Quote
RisingPower Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Mytyres have the toyo t1-r's front and back, but the vred ultrac sessantas are slightly cheaper and imho better so i'd go for those (don't seem to be able to get them for the front though, almost like there's a tyre shortage ). He's asking about R1-R's Im currently running a 285/35/19 at the back and a 255/40/18 on the front without any issues ........ how much difference does there actually have to be for the TC to play up?? Oooooo. Oops Quote
CMR Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Im running 245/40/18 fronts, and 275/40/18 rears. Have had no problems. TC is no problem. What tyres have you gone for out of interest, i'm struggling to find a reasonable selection of 275/40/18's Quote
sparky370z Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Im running 245/40/18 fronts, and 275/40/18 rears. Have had no problems. TC is no problem. What tyres have you gone for out of interest, i'm struggling to find a reasonable selection of 275/40/18's Went for falkens 452 in the end. Was pretty reasonable from camskills. About 300 quid. Quote
CMR Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Fair enough, thats all i've been able to find reasonably priced.. those and conti sport 2's. Any chance you could take a picture of your rears from the side, to show how big the 40 profile looks with falkens on? Quote
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