Hello,

I was just after some advice in regards to what tyres to fit to my bare chassis atm. Low profiles wouold probably be somewhere to start I assume??? Brands don't matter, just sizing as afterall, you pay for what you get.

Chassis specs are, 4 inch narrowed, drop spindles and wilwood brakes.

The rim I have is: BRM 5x205mm, and they are 15x 5's (or 5.5's)

Any advice is appreciated

135 on the fron 165 on the back.

135x5x R15??

For rears I'll get the. 6.5 inch wide Br m s I reckon

i like 185/45/15 rear and 165/50 /15 front. but i like really low cars.

Have a look at most of the lowered and narrowed cars in mags and on line they will have 135 - 165 set up, i have had this set up on all of my previous Vws and never had an issue.

Should I go low profile tyres? Can someone explain the / / / of the tyre world, I find it hard to follow..... Hence the question. I plan to go low. Probably end up on air.....

A / B/ C

Basically the first number A is the width.

Second number B is a percentage ratio of the width, being the height of tyre (aspect ratio)
so a 275/50/C tyre will have 50% of 275mm, being 137mm high walls
a 185/50/C tyre will have 50% of 185mm, being 92mm high walls , so it would be a 90mm smaller tyre overall in diameter.

C is the rim diameter size

type 135 tyres into google and see

i think you need to start with your intended use of the car, how you expect to drive the car, what look you are going for and will you compromise one or two to improve the other. then go from there.

the choice of tyres will be totally different for a daily driver to a weekend circuit toy to a street legal drag car to a weekend cruiser. particular styles also lead in differemt directions with widths and profiles. answer those q's and you will find the choices narrowed plus people will be able to give opinions based on something other then thier own preferences.

You can't go wrong with a Smart Car tyre at 155/60. Low enough profile to clear everything, and plenty of tread on the ground.

With brakes like those i would go 165/65/15 up front ,I like 185/70/15 on the rear.Suits a 5 inch rim.

I wouldn't fit flappers to anything. They give you nothing but problems. Can cause problems with the bead sealing against the rim, constantly pop out of the rim, and destroy the sidewall of your tyre.

And a 135/80 might be the same diameter, but I'd always go for the wider tread.

Assuming the original tyre for your car is a 155r15 (155/80r15),
it is Ø629mm and your new 185/55r15 is Ø584.5mm

Therefore you speedo will be reading fast (Your travelling slower than the indicated speed)
I've rectified this in the past by checking against a GPS and marking the speedo.
I'm sure you could get the speedo re-calibrated but this would be a costly proceedure.

yeah phat bug, that sounds about right.. isn't there some simple cheaper option though? yes i know living with it is the cheapest option hahaha
it's a great excuse for the missus though... oh well looks like i'll have to upgrade something else. new gauges perhaps?