No 205/45/17 F1's ?!?!?!?!

[Minipnut]

wend to the local Bob jane tyre store asked for a price on 205/45/17 Eagle F1's and the guy said that whey didnt come in that, but they came in 215/40/17 , will this fit ? or will its larger size make the spedo inaccurate ?

[Richard Crofts]

I have 215/40/17 falkens and they fit fine...plus my car is lowered and running non standard wheels. The speedo will read about 2-3mph out at 60mph. however i believe its 2-3mph high so in fact it should guarentee your under the limit rather than over it.

[MINIAC]

There is a link in one of the Wheel & Tire FAQs which shows the speedo changes resulting from plus-sizing tires.

Members have reported fitting Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 in both 215/40-17 and 215/45-17 sizes. Click below to see the change in speedo readings:

205/45-17 vs 215/40-17


205/45-17 vs 215/45-17

[sam_a156]

I just fitted F1s in 215/40/17 and tested the speedo with GPS. When speedo shows 100km/h the GPS shows 94-95km. I.e. 62mph vs. 58-59mph (3-4mph off).

Sam

[GTT 280]

Quote: Originally Posted by Minipnut (original)

wend to the local Bob jane tyre store asked for a price on 205/45/17 Eagle F1's and the guy said that whey didnt come in that, but they came in 215/40/17 , will this fit ? or will its larger size make the spedo inaccurate ?

Do yourself a favour... go for 205/40/17

Cheers,
K.

[Dainewb]

Quote: Originally Posted by GTT 260 (original)

Do yourself a favour... go for 205/40/17

Cheers,
K.

The F1s dont come in 205 width! did you mean 215/40/17? Is there a particular reason?

[MiniBimmer]

Hello
If you want stay with stock 17" measure, I recommend Continentel ContiSportContact 2 or Bridgestone Potenza RE050A. I Have in my JCW the Continental Tires, I am very satisfied with them. Substantially better that the Pirelli Eufori@ RF. But I think the Bridgestone are the better Tire... my opinion.. like a prefer the stock measure (205\45\17)

The TireRack recommends for MINI 215\45\17 and in this measure you can get the GSD3 or the new Goodyear...

Best Regards