172 with 15's as daily drive?

[Jonaldinho]

Anybody run 15's as a day to day wheel on their 172/182?

How do you find the drive and the performance compared to the larger wheel? Folks who use them on track days are welcome to comment as well.

Reason is im thinking of putting my old 15" Team Dynamics on to give me a bit more tyre between wheel and roads for a while. One of my conti's got destroyed last night and there is a wee bit of curbing on the rim due to the shocking roads, err I mean cave entrances in my part of the world.

 

[drhowser]

i've been running 15s for most of last year. the car pulls noticably quicker with the lower gearing and tyres are a lot cheaper.

 

[Laura]

they are standard size

 

[Martin_172]

15s all the way

 

[Jonaldinho]

I beg your pudding. I should have said MK2 172 and 182's.

Just out of interest what profile is on the MK1 172's 15's?

 

[Christopher]

Mk1 172's are 195/55 R15

Mk2 172' are 195/45 R16

 

[Christopher]

i ran both 15's and 16's on my old Mk1 172.

15's gave a noticably better ride (obviously) and the car was a little quicker to boot!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Tis going to be a busy night changing them over then!

Here are the actual wheels on my old 1.2.

 

[fUbAr]

those tyres look fat! lol

for you information: the Mk2 172 was specced with 15" dynamique wheels as standard over on the continent.

 

[rory182]

john boy i'm putting oz f1's on mine running 195 50 15 v rated tyres gives pretty much the same outside diameter as a 205 45 16 tyre so it shouldnt affect my speedo much.

tyres are cheaper which is a big attraction to me.

 

[Jonaldinho]

those tyres look fat! lol

for you information: the Mk2 172 was specced with 15" dynamique wheels as standard over on the continent.

They are fat! lol

195/50/R15 to be precise - They should be more comfortable and should be able to cope with the poor surfaces like on the 1.2. And about the 15's on the continent, You learn something every day! :approve:

john boy i'm putting oz f1's on mine running 195 50 15 v rated tyres gives pretty much the same outside diameter as a 205 45 16 tyre so it shouldnt affect my speedo much.

tyres are cheaper which is a big attraction to me.

Indeed sir, once the yoko's on the TD's are done then its exalto time if things are suitable.

 

[bmh.01]

The fact that 195/50/15 Eagle F1s are £35 would (and have) decide it for me .

 

[Ali]

Providing you deck it jonny.

 

[TheJesus]

The fact that 195/50/15 Eagle F1s are £35 would (and have) decide it for me .

worst f**king tyres ever!!! mine have lasted me 3500 miles... utter garbage

 

[Jonaldinho]

Sportlines shall be the order of the day in a few months sir Ali.

And as for the Eagles its one hell of a debate lol

 

[Djw John]

The fact that 195/50/15 Eagle F1s are £35 would (and have) decide it for me .

best f**king tyres ever!!! mine lasted me 12000 miles... utter grip and brillance

close Jesus just not quite right Granted I had 75brake compared to 200+ but I swear by them!

 

[Ali]

Eagle F1's are poor imo. I went through a set quick enough in the old 172. Avon's wern't much beter. Just ordered PE2's for Summer.

 

[rory182]

i used to run 14" exaltos on my pug gti and will only use pe2's on my 16s so I figure its gonna be Michelins on the 15s too.

 

[TheJesus]

pmsl, Avon's are like the Alba of the tyre world, I don't know what Goodyear would be, but it would be whichever make looks like all the rest, costs about the same but is s**t by comparison... PE2 time tomorrow for me, hoping they last about 5k, but that's after my camber's been set to negative 2 degrees

 

[Ali]

pmsl, Avon's are like the Alba of the tyre world, I don't know what Goodyear would be, but it would be whichever make looks like all the rest, costs about the same but is s**t by comparison... PE2 time tomorrow for me, hoping they last about 5k, but that's after my camber's been set to negative 2 degrees

alba...I get them for next to nothing for workin @ knockhill and 'Having' to use them for Racing!...31£ a corner...But they are nothing short of scary in the wet!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Well thats them on.

Looks awesome in its dirty current state. lol

 

[skinner]

The fact that 195/50/15 Eagle F1s are £35 would (and have) decide it for me .

worst f**king tyres ever!!! mine have lasted me 3500 miles... utter garbage

You have got to be going some to get through a set this quick!

I'll pour some petrol on the flames.

The gsd3 has a better wear rate than the pe2...