Tyres

5M1THY

I'm in need of front tyres but I'm not happy with the size that are on there it's got 215/35/18 but every bump in the road hits the wheels and they look slightly stretched so does anyone if 225/45/18 fit without rubbing?

evocarlos

rubbed the shit out of mine at the front
you should be ok at the rear being a van

5M1THY

Maybe ill stick with 215s but have 45 instead of 35s the rear has the lip of the arch cut out so depending on the clearance from the shock it should be okay. Just out of interest where does it rub on the front?

evocarlos

the wheel arch liner at the top has a step in it that gets eaten

5M1THY

Oh okay I don't have any problems atm but I really want slightly bigger tyres my wheels are taking a beating atm

guy_27

If you're lowered I really wouldn't be putting on bigger tyres on the 18's.
Maybe look to go to 17's so you can run a 215 45 17 tyre.

18s do look great though but terrible road conditions do make it look like your drink driving avoiding every small bump in the road.

Matt

The road conditions in the UK are the main reason why I've not fitted DAPs to the VXR, because it's harsh enough as it is on the 19" wheels.

5M1THY

I've just tried a renault 18in with 225/45 and when the jack was down the van was literally sitting on the tyre to the point it nearly bent my arch lol think the answer is 17s for everyday use once I have some ill reburb these and use them for shows/cruises etc uk roads are terrible at the moment and around here there's alot of single track roads which are even worse. Oh well I better get on to tidying up these wheels for trax I worry about them when I find some nice 17s

evocarlos

just use 40psi in the 215/35/18's that cures the problem but makes it a firm ride lol

5M1THY

Lol I might try that as a temp measure :-) I've been looking at it for ages now what I really need to do is get my megane road legal and rebuild this van there's nothing that bad but loads of things that are really bugging me the only way ill be happy is to clean everything and put it back together myself so I know what's what, for now ill just do the little bits then if I put a grand into it it will be a top notch van again there's no point in messing about I've just ordered new 308mm front discs and red stuff pads a Courtney panel filter for my newly de restricted box and I'm looking for a bigger pipe for the tb to air box :-)
Does the egr blank make alot of difference?

Matt

5M1THY said:
Lol I might try that as a temp measure 🙂 I've been looking at it for ages now what I really need to do is get my megane road legal and rebuild this van there's nothing that bad but loads of things that are really bugging me the only way ill be happy is to clean everything and put it back together myself so I know what's what, for now ill just do the little bits then if I put a grand into it it will be a top notch van again there's no point in messing about I've just ordered new 308mm front discs and red stuff pads a Courtney panel filter for my newly de restricted box and I'm looking for a bigger pipe for the tb to air box 🙂
Does the egr blank make alot of difference?

EGR blank will fix any rough idle or sluggish running you are getting at low RPM, and also stop the EML coming on if the existing EGR valve is fubar.

5M1THY

Hmm mine doesn't idle ruff but it does have an annoying torque dip in second and sometimes third gear just as I accelerate maybe it will cure that

Matt

5M1THY said:
Hmm mine doesn't idle ruff but it does have an annoying torque dip in second and sometimes third gear just as I accelerate maybe it will cure that

They all suffer with that torque dip

Sjdickso

As above the torque dip is normal on this engine, also with 17's and 45 profile you may get some rubbing on the rear fully loaded, although it may not happen with your setup.

5M1THY

Matt said:
They all suffer with that torque dip

Oh right I thought it was just mine it's a pain in the arse does a remap sort it or cams too do you know?

5M1THY

Sjdickso said:
As above the torque dip is normal on this engine, also with 17's and 45 profile you may get some rubbing on the rear fully loaded, although it may not happen with your setup.

Oh really I don't put that much weight in it but Ive had so many cars with wheels that rub Id rather this one didnt lol ill just put the same tyres on for now once these have had it. It's on coilovers so I could higher it but it looks good as it is lol :-)