Anyone run bigger wheels at the back, smaller at the front

[Phil]

This seems to be the thing with Lotus so do any of you run bigger wheelsat the rear, what sizes and why?

Thanks Phil

[Budjuggler]

205 at back and 185 on front. Don't think the wider tyre will fit the cycle rings

[sjmmarsh]

245 on the back, 195 on the front. CSRs have them as standard!

 

Steve

[ruff seven]

I guess he means 13" front and 15" rears

[Golf Juliet Tango]

Quoting ruff seven: 

I guess he means 13" front and 15" rears

Exactly my thought. It's diameter question not one on width.

[Johnty Lyons]

I run 14 in front and 13 in rears but rears are 8 inch so with profile change diameter is same front and back

[Phil]

A lot of owner seem to go for the smaller wheel for a better and cheaper range of tyres, I know loads of you run wider tyres at the back to front, the question was to find out if you run a different wheel size front to rear, I was expecting a larger rear wheel to smaller front but if bigger at the front works.

So if you have a mix of sizes, does it improve things like getting the power down for example and how does it klook on the car?

 

[Johnty Lyons]

Wheel size is not the issue, its the overall diameter of the tyre, as the width goes up (rear) if the profile stays the same the dia would increase , so to equal things up I came down a rim size. Overall therefore the wheel/tyre combo is same size front and back. Looks 100% IMHO.