Lotus rear wheels max tyre width

[chinkamon]

Hi all

 

So now running out of important things to do to the car / getting a bit bored with important bits- an i keep looking at the tyres...

A chap I know has a mk1 lotus cortina an told me what he found the best for comfort and look etc

Whilst I'm happy with the front ( can't go any wider as they're almost rubbing )

The back I feel cud do with being an inch or two wider!?

What size tyres do you have on your lotus rims??

[colr6]

Lotus are 51/2 and were fitted with 165x13 so equivelent is 185/70/13 fill the rim out very nicely

[puddy]

I have 185 70 13's ,but you can go as wide as you like as they are so far in from the arch.

 

puddy

[colr6]

I have 185 70 13's ,but you can go as wide as you like as they are so far in from the arch.

 

puddy

You can go above this but is a bit pointless really as you distort the tyre as the rim is to small and would not get any benefit from doing so.

[puddy]

I reckon you could hang 205 60 13's on em if you wanted the really fat look .

 

People used to fit them on mk2 rs2000,s back in the day with 6j rs rims .

 

puddy

[chinkamon]

I got 165 80 13s on mine so I guess they're as wide as you'd expect really then?

[colr6]

165/80 is std profile tyre low profile equiv is 185/70

[jas]

I used to use 175/70/13 on them not to silly looking and not a bad ride

[mk1del]

Weller wheels do some lotus copy wheels which are wider,  have a look on their website, standard 5 1/2.,6"" or 7"

[JP.]

Good price also..

http://www.wellerwheels.com/category-s/1513.htm

[chinkamon]

When I looked originally they didn't have any might be tempted for the 7" on the rear

[accord83]

I had to wait a few weeks for my Weller 6" to be made. Then they sent me 3x6" and 1x7" but soon rectified the problem. I found them good to deal with and sorted my problem in a couple of days by courier delivery and collect. Unusually for a lot of companies they had good communications, but this was a couple of years ago.

[mk1del]

Would fill the arches with 7"  wheels with 185/60s, I've had two mk1s with supalite 7x13

[chinkamon]

Yea I'm thinking this might be the way forward but for now it'll have to be a pipe dream until funds become available!

[chinkamon]

Just thinking out loud......

185 80 r13s on the rear......

I got 165 80s on the front

So a little wider on the back for now, 185s for the width but thinking 80s as the front are 80s already??

Thoughts???

[colr6]

So a little wider on the back for now, 185s for the width but thinking 80s as the front are 80s already??

Thoughts???

A definite NO if you could still get them they are huge in diameter

[chinkamon]

A definite NO if you could still get them they are huge in diameter

AH ok! So if I were to get 185 70s for the back (sticking with 165 80s on the front ) then would u notice the fronts are 80s an the backs are 70s??

Thought some Eagle eyed might spot the backs are a little shorter?!"

[colr6]

185/70 are exactly the same height as 165/80 so no probs

[chinkamon]

Am I right in assuming theyre a little wider though?

[colr6]

Yes the first figure is the width the second is aspect ratio, don't ask me to explain aspect ratio because I can't remember it was a long time ago !!

[Vista]

Yes the first figure is the width the second is aspect ratio, don't ask me to explain aspect ratio because I can't remember it was a long time ago !!

It's the percentage of the width.

[colr6]

Aspect ratio is the percentage of sidewall height in relation to width

[colr6]

There an echo in here ....LOL

[chinkamon]

Ha thanks guys!

Yea I remembered it's width, percentage then rim size but always replaced tyres with identical so never faffed with different sizes!

Just thought knowing my luck I'd put some nice new wider ones on the back an they'd be obviously lower profile than the front lol!

[preacherman]

185 60 13 look good on 5.5j lotus steels. 165 60 13 on front