I bought a 1993 MR2 tbar just last week unseen
. The previous owner has been kind enough to offer to MOT the vehicle for me which he told me needs a new clutch and ONE tyre . As I never fit one tyre and always fit a matching pair I started to have a look around on the webAccording to the seller the tyres on the car now are
:195 55 r15
FRONT225 55 R15
91V REAR and its the rear one that needs replacing .this information was a bit surprising as I thought the fronts should be 205 not 195 and I also thought that the profile should be 50 series and not 55 series
.I have read various opinions on this website and others and i am now more confused than when i started out
:evilAs i see it these are my affordable options
1
buy two 225 50 15s2
buy two allegedly standard 225 55 15s3
buy two 225/45 15sQ of these three options which is the best choice for grip/ handling
/comfortAlternativly I could dig out of storage in my garage two near new Pireli Pzeroes size
225 45 17s as I have noticed ( with no little interest ) that some pundits have 17" wheels on their own cars . If I go down this route I would of course have to buy two new/or ebay Mag wheels . This of course would be offset against the two "free" tyres How would these changes affect life
...or indeed life expectancy if i keep what ive got on the front .Any helpful advice would be much appreciated
Kind regards Brian