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Tyre swop from 18" to 17"

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:18 pm
by Oldtimer
Hello,
I've recently bought a 1.2 Tekna Pulsar and I'm finding the ride is much too harsh on the poor roads around where I live, the tyres are the standard fitment 18" low profile 40, which I believe is the main cause of the poor ride.

My question is -- I would like to fit 17" 205/60/17 tyres/wheels, or fit some 17" wheels from a different version of Pulsar so as to get the higher profile for comfort .
I would like to fit 17" 205/60/17 wheels, or fit some 17" wheels from a different version of Pulsar so as to get the higher profile for comfort , this I hope would still ensure the speedo reads correctly and I could swop the tyre monitoring sensors on the tyre valves.

Any suggestions will be greatly received, regards from Neale.

Re: Tyre swop from 18" to 17"

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:25 am
by nottmsteve
Just been out to look - mine are Michelin Pilot's 215/45. and I can't say they feel overly hard.
Might be worth you exploring just different tyres rather than wheels as well. It will be cheaper for a start.

Re: Tyre swop from 18" to 17"

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 1:39 am
by danielk
Any putures of yr alloys wheels fitted?

Re: Tyre swop from 18" to 17"

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 11:05 am
by Oldtimer
Hello Danielk,

I 'm not sure how to post a photo of the wheels/tyres on this forum , I 've tried and hopefully it has worked !!
Regards from Neale.