SteveP Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Is anyone out there running these at 195 / 45 profile on R300 rims, and do they fit underneath 13" wingstays as fitted to the R300? I'm toying with the idea of ditching my 13" rims (also running RE720's) and moving to 15" in the same profile as the supplied CR500s, which are fantastic, but I need list 1A for sprints. Clearly I don't want to sell my wheels and cough up for new ones if they wont fit. I only ask, since the CR500's are a very close fit and the RE720's will be a slightly different shape Thanks SteveP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 General wisdom on this forum is that 185/60/13 are the best handling tyre, or 70 profile for road. They are lighter than 15s. I have 720s in 185/60/13 and, erm, they work. Not that I am an expert, just repeating the consensus. Make sure you get the glaze off them, this took me a good 500 miles, they are a bit unpredictable when new. Yoko 021s are considered better but not list 1a, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 I run 720 s on 15 inch prisoners, they are 195/50/15 are they availible in 45 profile 🤔 soon to be FATTRACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveP Posted July 4, 2003 Author Share Posted July 4, 2003 Yep, that's what I thought when I bought the 185/60 13" RE720's (on Minators), but I just don't like them much - sidewall is too squashy and the car 'squirms' underneath you when pressing on, and I have tried a variety of tyre pressures to try and combat this. I've done over 2000 miles on them now and performance hasn't really improved, people say that they should be shaved down and they are probably right - I'd do that to the 15" versions. Car seems better on the lower profile rubber, ok it's sticky CR500 rubber, but it's the sidewall deflection (or lack of it) that makes the car 'feel' more secure. SteveP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveP Posted July 4, 2003 Author Share Posted July 4, 2003 Marc, Sure are - see here: http://www.bridgestone-eu.com/upload/album/AP_207.pdf SteveP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal mickey Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 SteveP, if you do decide to part with the 13" rims i'd be interested- depending on their width. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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