[quote=ZeroZero]Hi Ken uk( me old mate)

His France trip he went with his brother in his black 911 , But he was getting a little p*****d off because every time they parked they would come back to a crowd around the Xfire & no one looked at his 911 .


Andy, I hope you relize the same would happen if your lovely black AMG Merc was parked next to my gleaming black xfire roadster!!

You just have to except that you parted with a special car in the xfire, and your days of admiring glances at your car..are over

UKKen..

Buy another xfire ..you & your babe at missed at the meets..

 

Hi KenUK

We'll have to try that out , Park up some where & count the looks .





Oh look i tryed it out before the sale.

All the best & Merry Xfiremas

Andy

P.s. See ya soon

 

I am on standard wheels, the 255's looked to narrow for the rim, the 275's look a hell of a lot better, fills the arches out. I put 275's on purely for the look, I spose it gives you a bit more rubber on the road too

 

Rowanbud

If you can get hold of some 275's & the price is right then get them , they look alot wider than the 255's & you will protect your rear rims abit more as the tire sticks out outside the rim edge , Also if you look at the fit tire to rim at the moment with 255's fitted as Feb 11 said they look under size & does not look the same as the front . So i say do it & join the 275's club, Its the only way to roll .



Cheers

Andy

 

Oh ok! Cheers for that. Next time I get new ones, I'll splash out on them!

 

All this talk about about tyre size and protecting your rims, do consider the following.

Chrysler and Mercedes designed the Crossfire to have the tyre size currently fitted and I'm sure for a reason..No doubt they also noticed the rear tyres looked a little narrow...and had a reason not to increase the width...maybe body clearance etc.

The easy way to protect your rims is to drive and park a little more carefully.

I will continue to use standard tyres as intended for the Crossfire, and not waste money on unnecssary so called improvments.

Cheerful and careful UKKen.

 

Good point Ken. I don't need any tyres right now and probably won't do fir a while so will think more about it when I do. I do know that the laws of physics dictate less pressure on the road the wider the tyre so wide tyres may result in more slipperiness .... Isn't it something like downward pressure ( onto the road) equals weight over area or something like that? (my gcse physics is very shaky) I just thought there might have been benefits but it's something to mull over. I agree though, being careful is the key to alloys staying unscratched!

 

11 FEB, If you're at the meet in Jan, I'll be really intetested to see how they look! :0)

 

We did an article all about tyres in our UK Crossfires September news letter:

http://www.ukcrossfires.co.uk/images...0Issue%202.pdf

 

Steve...
A really informative article..and well worth a read.

As mentioned, its important to have the correct tyre spec when replacing, as there are some really bad tyres imported which were recently featured in one of the leading motoring magazines.

As Steve's articale suggested, check around for the best tyre/deal before purchasing.

UKKen.

 

Ken, I actually got the 275's £8 cheaper than the best priced 255's I could find at the time.

 

It might pay to check with your insurance company that they are ok with you putting larger tyres on as I know some regard this as a performance mod.

 

Not an issue with my insurer