Kerbing whilst cornering?

[-Leigh-]

Is it possible to kerb your alloys whilst going round a corner hard? I'm sure I did earlier!!??

 

[philmots]

Maybe if you tyres are really really flat

 

[edde]

Nope.

You'd have to hit something like the curb.

 

[-Leigh-]

My tyres are fine pressure wise, but they don't come all the way out in line with the rim, even though they are 195's. I'll post a pic.

 

[-Leigh-]

This is what they are like

They don't come all the way out to the edge of the rim. I didn't fit them though. They're 195/45R16 though, which is the the right size.

 

[edde]

Thats just a little curbing and stone chips.

195/45 are balloon tyres realy.

 

[-Leigh-]

Balloon tyres? lol

Mmm, just didn't think it was there this morning, and I went round a corner and the was some awful noises, and now there's marks. Was the only wheel left without marks!! Oh well, maybe I did hit something. Good excuse to get them refurbed for the summer I spose.

 

[edde]

Don't forget cars like the Vectra have otions of 235/35 tyres and eveo never manged to damge there and if you see some of there pictures you'll know you'd have trouble.

PS I know 235/35 are wider but they work out lower side wall height at 82.25mm but 195/45 are 87.75mm

 

[vavazoom]

my yoko's on the front do that! where as the pe2's on the rear fill the whole rim!

 

[-Leigh-]

Must have just caught something somewhen then lol. They do look wierd not filling the rim.

 

[GordonD]

Something looks seriously wrong with the photos of those wheels and tyres.

It looks like the tyres are lot narrower than 195, like 165s, or the wheels are a lot wider than 7".

They almost look like the rims could touch the ground on heavy cornering.

 

[cat171]

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Our 172 looks like that, the cars standard running the standard size 195's.

 

[-Leigh-]

Something looks seriously wrong with the photos of those wheels and tyres.

It looks like the tyres are lot narrower than 195, like 165s, or the wheels are a lot wider than 7".

They almost look like the rims could touch the ground on heavy cornering.

Standard rims, 195 tyres. Sounds to be the norm.