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Widest tyre on a 182 FF
- Thread starter Ksamyui
- Start date
charltjr
ClioSport Club Member
What's the car used for?
Honestly, if it's a road car I really wouldn't bother going wider. If you're genuinely getting close to the limits of grip on a 182 on the road then I'd start with the basics, are all the bushes in good order, how old are the shocks, when's the last time the car had an alignment - a fast road alignment can make a big difference. Once you're good with all of that, then maybe consider stickier tyres.
Throwing extra grip at the tyres won't help you if the underlying car and geometry isn't in good condition.
Be wary about applying tyre tests from different sizes onto the standard 16" wheels, performance can vary quite a lot between sizes.
NS2Rs are good, but noisy.
Honestly, if it's a road car I really wouldn't bother going wider. If you're genuinely getting close to the limits of grip on a 182 on the road then I'd start with the basics, are all the bushes in good order, how old are the shocks, when's the last time the car had an alignment - a fast road alignment can make a big difference. Once you're good with all of that, then maybe consider stickier tyres.
Throwing extra grip at the tyres won't help you if the underlying car and geometry isn't in good condition.
Be wary about applying tyre tests from different sizes onto the standard 16" wheels, performance can vary quite a lot between sizes.
NS2Rs are good, but noisy.
Hear ya!
The extra width is purely to protect the rims :-D
As Kev@KAM says I'll prob go for one with decent rim protection, which is usually Michelin and Goodyear.
Anyone know what the sidewalls look like, or have pics of ADVAN NEOVA AD08RS or NS2Rs mounted onto our rims? The car will seldom be used, I'll do the odd track day in it and just hoon around in the Summer; I know all I really need is a set of Eagles or PS3s but fancy trying a few more race oriented tyres. I'm coming out of a C63 AMG where one corner cost about the same amount as it takes to resole the whole Clio.
I' ve not picked the Clio up yet, just getting exited :-D
