UPS and FedEx are going to hate me...

[cramer]

better to look cool than be functional. i have to agree ,,, those tires arent going to look very good

looks are subjective, so I think it's "cool" to have a low profile tire, something with more "meat" is something you find on a 60/70s muscle car ;)

nice price on the T1-S! I'm going to have to check out what they have in 205/40 for my Corrado :)

[Jand3rson]

looks are subjective, so I think it's "cool" to have a low profile tire, something with more "meat" is something you find on a 60/70s muscle car ;)

nice price on the T1-S! I'm going to have to check out what they have in 205/40 for my Corrado :)

Good point. I tend to lean toward a little more sidewall just in the interest of the bad roads around here, and giving my rims a little more protection. But like Heeter told me before, the difference between 40 and 45 is negligable, and not even really noticeable.

[rwh11385]

no, it fucking depends on the width. you simplifying-son-of-a-bitch

[Jand3rson]

It just hit me like a bolt of lightning! I fucking get it now! :D

The 40 sidewal number is going to vary depending on the width of the tire, because it's 40% of the treadwidth! So if the width is wider, the sidewall is going to be taller, regardless of the number.

[Dave]

It just hit me like a bolt of lightning! I fucking get it now! :D

The 40 sidewal number is going to vary depending on the width of the tire, because it's 40% of the width! So if the width is wider, the sidewall is going to be taller!

Nobel Prize is in your future, Josh.

[Jand3rson]

Ha ha ha, so I'm a little slow on the uptake, sometimes. Comes with being blessed with ADHD, I suppose.

[Lance Racing]

On my wife's car, when we bought it, it had 40 profile, we went to 50 because she spends a lot of time on crappy Seattle streets (and does not know how to drive AROUND a pothole). I wanted to stay away from so many bent wheels.

Just understand that 40 series makes you a little more suspect to bending your wheels. Drive accordingly.

Wheel repair guys LOVE low profile tires. Keeps them in business.

Good to see you're doing control arms, etc as well.

[arsevader]

It just hit me like a bolt of lightning! I fucking get it now! :D

The 40 sidewal number is going to vary depending on the width of the tire, because it's 40% of the treadwidth! So if the width is wider, the sidewall is going to be taller, regardless of the number.

Bingo! which is why if your wheel size gets bigger but your treadwidth stays the same then your ratio gets smaller.

ie. 205/60 14 or 205/55 15.

One thing I never understood is why the first number is metric but the wheel size is imperial. huh?

[erik325i]

It just hit me like a bolt of lightning! I fucking get it now! :D

The 40 sidewal number is going to vary depending on the width of the tire, because it's 40% of the treadwidth! So if the width is wider, the sidewall is going to be taller, regardless of the number.

haha, you're clever Josh....
:rofl:

-Erik

[rwh11385]

It just hit me like a bolt of lightning! I fucking get it now! :D

The 40 sidewal number is going to vary depending on the width of the tire, because it's 40% of the treadwidth! So if the width is wider, the sidewall is going to be taller, regardless of the number.

[Jand3rson]

haha, you're clever Josh....
:rofl:

-Erik

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Like I said, sometimes shit like that just takes a little while to register. I learn things like that by doing, not working out in my head. Math was always hard for me, and things like tire aspect ratio just take a little while for me to get down.

[Digitalwave]

That's funny, I don't have 225's, and never have. My new tires I'm ordering are 205/50, same as the tires that were on my last wheels.

My only point was that I would want something a little more than 40 series tires.

Voodrunner (11:53:50 PM): i figured with that extra little bit of width, it would be a good idea to go with nice, wide tires
Voodrunner (11:53:57 PM): since I'm all about grip :D

It's TRUE!

[nando]

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Like I said, sometimes shit like that just takes a little while to register. I learn things like that by doing, not working out in my head. Math was always hard for me, and things like tire aspect ratio just take a little while for me to get down.

I could have explained, but I'd already been awake for too long. at least I didn't flame you ;)

[Jand3rson]

I could have explained, but I'd already been awake for too long. at least I didn't flame you ;)

Thanks, Chris.

TJ, I don't quite get your post. I had planned to get 225's, but after talking to you and others, it was evident that I really didn't need them. I just figured wider was better.