Which Tyres - 16 inch frims on the front

Hi Folks

My new rimz for the front of the GTA are 16 inch diameter, what is the best tyre size? I am thinking 195 45 or 205 40.

(rims are 7.5j wide)

I use 215 40 16's on 7.5" Azev wheels on the front and 265 40 17's on 10" Azevs on the back. I find these very grippy and not too hard a ride. Hope this helps.

Andrew

Thanks

I can get a good deal on Toyo Proxes for those sizes at the moment

I have found that year after year, CAMSKILL seem to be the best place for tyre prices, for both Proxies for the road ands R888s for the track.

[Alpineandy]

I've found that etyres, tyre traders, mytyres and Camskill are all similar but it depends which has what on a special.

Well I am well pleased.

I found that the tyres in my garage that I have been hanging onto for a couple of years are Toyo Proxes in exactly the right size for the front and the at 215 40 16 and they have 7 mm of tread and are undamaged! I knew they would come in handy some day.

Rears I have ordered from Tyredrive from them Toyo Proxes are £30 cheaper than anywhere else and Camskill dont stock them

I use 215 40 16's on 7.5" Azev wheels on the front and 265 40 17's on 10" Azevs on the back. I find these very grippy and not too hard a ride. Hope this helps.

Andrew

Thanks for the tip, Andrew.
Is there still plenty clearance at the rear with those 265s? I'm running 255/40/17s and there's not much more than a finger's width between the tyres and the arches. I guess we're looking at 4mm overall diameter difference but I was just wondering what the clearance end up like

Jon

This is a picture of my rear wheels with 265/40/17 on 10" Azev wheels.

There's more than enough clearance by the looks of it.

Thanks Andrew.

Looks pretty much the same as my 255/40/17s.

I reckon I'll have a go with the 265s when the time comes.