pwcars
Newbie
This will probably bore you all rigid, but you asked me to say what I've been up to so here it is!
I replaced the standart OE 235/45/17 Contis on my 2013 Volvo V60 with 235/55/17 Kumhos. This was to cope with the evil roads in South Bucks and it worked really well. The ride is much better, potholes are smoothed out, the speedo at a 'TomTom' accurate 80mph now reads 79 instead of 83 and although there's a full inch more ground clearance the wheel arch clearance is still reasonable. The taller tyres cost about the same as the low profiles and should last longer - and the handling is still very good. All things considered an excellent result! All I need now is a buyer for a set of 4 good 235/45/17 Contis, 2 with 4mm and 2 with 6mm tread. They would suit a lot of cars currently running on 225/45/17 - better protection for your wheelrims, and a better ride too. They're on eBay if anyone is interested
I replaced the standart OE 235/45/17 Contis on my 2013 Volvo V60 with 235/55/17 Kumhos. This was to cope with the evil roads in South Bucks and it worked really well. The ride is much better, potholes are smoothed out, the speedo at a 'TomTom' accurate 80mph now reads 79 instead of 83 and although there's a full inch more ground clearance the wheel arch clearance is still reasonable. The taller tyres cost about the same as the low profiles and should last longer - and the handling is still very good. All things considered an excellent result! All I need now is a buyer for a set of 4 good 235/45/17 Contis, 2 with 4mm and 2 with 6mm tread. They would suit a lot of cars currently running on 225/45/17 - better protection for your wheelrims, and a better ride too. They're on eBay if anyone is interested