Tyre size C43

[renault12ts]

+1

I has 35 profiles on my last 200SX which were pretty brutal over London potholes and speed bumps.

The C43's had a mix of 45's at the front IIRC and 40's at the back. (Or was it 40' at the front and 35's at the back?) Anyway the rears used to bang and crash about on the worse tarmac.

My E500 has 45's all round. Much better.

Obviously, I am turning into my Dad.

I presume that the tyres front and rear were also the same width?

 

[Londonscottish]

But the point is that 35 is a ratio. A wider tyre will still have a deeper side wall than a narrower tyre given the same aspect ratio. So in my post (15) above the answer is the same. They both have tyre wall depths of 101.5mm. So you can't say that all 35% tyres are harsh, it depends on the tyre width.
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Ah yes - I see your point now.......

I guess what I was trying to say is that I personally would prefer a 245/45/17 to a 245/40/18 or whatever the equivalent is.

 

[Londonscottish]

I presume that the tyres front and rear were also the same width?

The C43's are staggered.

I think they were 225's at the front and 245's at the back. The E500's are all 245's

So, in summary, I prefer the higher profile 245's on my E to the lower profile ones on the C.

Phew. Got there.

 

[noops]

The C43's are staggered.

I think they were 225's at the front and 245's at the back. The E500's are all 245's

So, in summary, I prefer the higher profile 245's on my E to the lower profile ones on the C.

Phew. Got there.

My original tyres when I got the car were staggered with 7.5x17 at the front with 225/45/17 and the back had 8.5x17 with 245/40/17.