Garaculas
Club Member
What tyres are everyone running on their wider 16/17” wheels? I’ve managed to grab a set of Watanabe RS-Eights to refurbish one day and they’ll likely end up being 16/17 inch diameter to accommodate larger brakes and wider rubber. The plan would be to get some arch extensions, when all the bodywork is done, and then have new barrels fitted to get the maximum usable rubber allowable.
Problem is I can’t really find 16s wider than 225 or 17s wider than 255 in a decent grippy tyre and in the UK. I just feel with the RB I’m going to need all the rubber I can muster and a 9/9.5J rear could do with being a little beefier..? Not interested in mega stretch, more usable and function-able grip.
As always look forward to hearing your experiences and thoughts, cheers folks
Problem is I can’t really find 16s wider than 225 or 17s wider than 255 in a decent grippy tyre and in the UK. I just feel with the RB I’m going to need all the rubber I can muster and a 9/9.5J rear could do with being a little beefier..? Not interested in mega stretch, more usable and function-able grip.
As always look forward to hearing your experiences and thoughts, cheers folks