damo 17 2 Cars Posted October 24, 2008 I have a CTI and it has 1.9 alloys with 195 45 15 tyres. F1 tyres are £10 cheaper at size 195 50 15's What difference will this make? My gear box is a turbo desiel one I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDude 33 Posted October 24, 2008 I don't know about the CTi, but the GTi correct tyre size is 185/55 R15. But like most I have gone for 195/50 R15 because they are cheaper and a bit wider. I can't see you noticing the difference between a 195/45 and a 195/50 to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,683 Posted October 24, 2008 as above, 185 55 15 is the correct size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted October 24, 2008 Go for 195/50/15's, This will give you a slightly better ride Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@cornwall 100 Posted October 24, 2008 Even with my "old man" driving style 45s seem very slidey under power on the front - I believe this is due to less flex in the sidewall? - hated this profile on my GTi and CTi. PS - have you seen the "SW meet" thread? hopefully for Nov? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted October 24, 2008 Less give as Steve says, and, more road noise, harsher ride etc. 195/50's are the new 185/55's. (WP, oop yer arse! ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattbenselin 0 Posted October 24, 2008 Hi I tried 195/45/15 and found the ride to be harder and a lot noisier than my other 195/50/15's. So I decided to stick with 50's over 45's as they fill the arches better and give a great ride and top handling. But be aware every tyre differs from one make to another and you my find that whilst one make is noisy another is not. I love the look of my 195/50's so I would recommend you go for those. Do a search on what tyres to choose depending on your driving style and the weather and go from there mate. ps, I had a set of budget Bavaris tyres on my wheels when I got them and whilst they were quiet, they were s**t in the wet and slid all over the place. The only up side was they smelt nice when they smoked, but then they only smoked cause they had no grip. So money buys quality, and quality means performance, and performance is what the 205 is all about so... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted October 24, 2008 At the risk of stating the obvious a little more... Do a search, there's a big tyre topic recently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben_kilpatrick205 0 Posted October 25, 2008 I have 195/45 on mine but i think i'm gonna go for the 195/50 as the the ride at the mo is quite hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kjd4000 0 Posted October 25, 2008 Changing to 50 is much better. I have just put on some toyo t1-r and they are fantastic so far. search tyre choice for a big topic on tyres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
