Andrzej Posted Monday at 18:05 Posted Monday at 18:05 205/60/13 is 57 cm diameter and 185/6013 is 55cm (edit - mistake corrected) , so 10mm difference in ride height. I would not bother in road car, in track - needs lot of tests as change in ride height changes angle of wishbone and steering rod, and ride height changing is involved with change of sprong preload, lot of fun 1 Quote
Naranja_Al Posted Monday at 18:22 Posted Monday at 18:22 3 hours ago, mega ade said: Well i was concerned about the width of my arches it might look a little silly with skinny tyres im not sure if thers much difference in height both being 60 profile they said it would feel much sharper turning in to corners and less heavy to steer which it isnt an issue to me . Here’s my car with 185/60 13 front wheels. Whilst the wheels don’t fill the arches, I don’t think they look horrendous. The car was initially fitted with 195/50 15 wheels, which probably did look a little better. However the change to a smaller front tyre and rim width in my opinion, has made the car much more agile. 5 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 19:09 Posted Monday at 19:09 4 hours ago, mega ade said: Well i was concerned about the width of my arches it might look a little silly with skinny tyres im not sure if thers much difference in height both being 60 profile they said it would feel much sharper turning in to corners and less heavy to steer which it isnt an issue to me . Smaller sidewalls, less flex upon turning I suppose? 1 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted Monday at 19:12 Posted Monday at 19:12 49 minutes ago, Naranja_Al said: Here’s my car with 185/60 13 front wheels. Whilst the wheels don’t fill the arches, I don’t think they look horrendous. The car was initially fitted with 195/50 15 wheels, which probably did look a little better. However the change to a smaller front tyre and rim width in my opinion, has made the car much more agile. Fabulous colour 😁 1 1 Quote
mega ade Posted Monday at 19:35 Posted Monday at 19:35 Yes i still think the pics ive seen of your car previously with 205s look better its a shame the r888s are 140 odd each id like to get my hands on a couple of used 185s just to try 1 Quote
Naranja_Al Posted Monday at 20:17 Posted Monday at 20:17 1 hour ago, Flying Carrot Steve said: Smaller sidewalls, less flex upon turning I suppose? And the steering feels a lot lighter too. 1 Quote
dvd8n Posted yesterday at 14:04 Posted yesterday at 14:04 They're totally coming back I tell you... 8 Quote
Mole Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago On 11/08/2025 at 21:17, Naranja_Al said: And the steering feels a lot lighter too. Faster on track?? Quote
Naranja_Al Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, Mole said: Faster on track?? Tyre’s definitely warm up faster. Probably not any quicker in my hands! 🤣 Quote
Mole Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 2 hours ago, Naranja_Al said: Tyre’s definitely warm up faster. Probably not any quicker in my hands! 🤣 That's interesting.. would be interesting to compare.. main thing is they look great! 1 Quote
Flying Carrot Steve Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, Naranja_Al said: Tyre’s definitely warm up faster. Probably not any quicker in my hands! 🤣 But smaller contact patch so potentially less grip? It's a complex thing I reckon, tyre choice. So many variables to weigh up, some good on one side, some good on the other. 1 Quote
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