Mk1 15’s

[Rip3z]

Does going to 15s from 13s -

Slow you down?
Give you more or less grip?
Improve/degrade handling substansially?

 

[Djw Dave]

get a good set of tyres on a set of 15" and the handling will be drasticly improved, gives you more grip and wont slow you down.

Dave

 

[Daz]

They do slow you down slightly.. but not overly noticable. I didnt notice much.

More grip.. better handling Id say.

Improve handling.

On the other hand, 195/50s are A LOT wider than the standard 13s.. I had Toyos and it just seemed to glide on water and do nothing, haha.

 

[Rip3z]

So its a yes for 15s then!

 

[Mole]

go for it, i didnt notice much, if any loss in acceleration on my 1.4, wider wheels, so better grip.

I have toyos on mine, and i have no problem when its wet, i just think people dont slow down when it rains, and expect it to handle just the same as when its totally dry

 

[Lunner]

They wont slow you down as the overall diameter is the same, if using 195/45 tyres

Handling is massivly improved due to the wider tyre

 

[madmax]

the only thing that slows you down which is noticable is the increased weight of the wheels.

 

[Djw Dave]

Get a set of Goodyear eagle F1s cracking tyres, myself and eviljohn rate em highly.

 

[Martin_172]

get pretty low profile tyres such as 195/45 and you shouldnt notice any difference in acceleration, it will handle better.

mine felt a little faster going from 14" steelys with 60% profile to 15" alloys with 55% profile