I have these wheels and tyres. Nice and good quality but I’m swapping to a smaller tyre on the front when they wear out as there is a slight rub on full lock and a bit of road noise from them. (Lowered 40mm)
275/40/20 on front wheels
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Thanks for that. What size on the front will you have? I was thinking 245 45 20 and 275 40 20 on the back
That’s good, might try some Rainsports next. Just hoping they pass the mot next month so I can run them as slicks over summer.
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Yeah that’s what I’m going to
Personally I prefer a 255/40/20 up front, it's slightly smaller diameter than 245/45/20. fine on a 8.5 or 9" rim and closer to OEM. With staggered rims it's nice to have 40 profiles front and rear if running 275/40/20. I'm a big fan of Uniroyal Rainsport 5's too, pretty much perfect tyre for these vans.
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That’s ok if you’ve not got a 4 motion as the 40 profile on the front 245/40 is smaller than the 40 profile on the 274/40 hence the need to go 245/45 on the front to keep the diameter the same.
Yes of course, forgot about the 4WD brethren amongst us
Sorry to jump on the thread, just saw my tyres are close to end of life and currently have 8.5 x 20 Wolfrace wheels with 275 40 all round, I want to change the fronts to 245 45 to stop an bit of rubbing and they also look a bit bulbus, its not a 4 motion so will this be in keeping with 275 40 rears?
275/40/20 are too wide for an 8.5" rim, as you said they look a bit bulbus, this is because they are too big and that budlge is basically excess tyre. You are going to cause an imbalance now between front and back where both axles will actually behave quite differently in the event of sudden cornering, the front will roll on the higher profile 45 but the narrower width will prevent it from too much lateral movement where as the back will be sliding around on all that excess rubber and will bite much slower than the front causing possibly some nasty unpredictable handling. If the back starts swinging as a result you're in trouble, its one thing if the front breaks traction as it's predictable and easy to correct but the back end is a totally different story. I'd be putting on 255/40/20 all round.
Aint that the truth !!
Just reading through a few wheel/tyre threads and there has been little mention of 255/35-20's , is this wall height considered as a bit on the low side ? Does it greatly affect the ride/handling ?
I ask as I'm in the market for alloy's + tyres , I'm in a fairly new 6.1 - T28 ,currently on the dreaded OEM Claytons, I'd originally intended going to 18" but availability of the model wheel I'm preferring is scarce but there's a 20" package available offering 275/40's or 255/35's , I'm not feeling the oversize 275's (not necessary as van is a daily driver that won't be converted to camper etc , just occasional transport of my motorcycle) , I'll maybe do something with the suspension eventually , once my knowledge on this subject makes me comfortable to commit budget !
Any advice here would be appreciated.
Last resort is to be patient and go with my first plan of a package for 255/45 18'S which would be a safe bet ( only in my opinion) but not fill the arches quite so well, but I'll get over that as I can't see it from behind the wheel !
Thanks in advance
I ask as I'm in the market for alloy's + tyres , I'm in a fairly new 6.1 - T28 ,currently on the dreaded OEM Claytons, I'd originally intended going to 18" but availability of the model wheel I'm preferring is scarce but there's a 20" package available offering 275/40's or 255/35's , I'm not feeling the oversize 275's (not necessary as van is a daily driver that won't be converted to camper etc , just occasional transport of my motorcycle) , I'll maybe do something with the suspension eventually , once my knowledge on this subject makes me comfortable to commit budget !
Any advice here would be appreciated.
Last resort is to be patient and go with my first plan of a package for 255/45 18'S which would be a safe bet ( only in my opinion) but not fill the arches quite so well, but I'll get over that as I can't see it from behind the wheel !
Thanks in advance
20's on standard suspension is never great, I don't really like either of those tyre choices either. If the wheels are not staggered then 255/40/20 on a T28/T30 are a great size but I would definately consider lowering with quality shocks and springs at the same time.
Thanks for that Ben
I previously had 20's on a camper conversion I owned ( standard suspension) without noticing and problems with ride or handling , maybe you're meaning from a wear perspective ? I only did circa 16K on them before I sold the van , would there have been a legacy of excessive wear on the poor unsuspecting buyer ?
What would be the ideal suspension mods ( an idea of cost would be great too ) to do to a van that is little more than a 1 person transport vehicle on M'way & A roads for 90% of it's life ?
I previously had 20's on a camper conversion I owned ( standard suspension) without noticing and problems with ride or handling , maybe you're meaning from a wear perspective ? I only did circa 16K on them before I sold the van , would there have been a legacy of excessive wear on the poor unsuspecting buyer ?
What would be the ideal suspension mods ( an idea of cost would be great too ) to do to a van that is little more than a 1 person transport vehicle on M'way & A roads for 90% of it's life ?
I still have a set of Hubert 20s for sale, staggered 8.5 and 10 inch. Not mint but the Crossclimate 275/40/20s all round have done less than 1000 miles. Selling for less than the tyres cost. Could be worth it for two sets of rears if the fronts are changed for new 245/45/20s.
