Advan Neova AD08-R

[elbon50]

Am surprised to find that AD08-R tyres do not seem to be available for wheels smaller than 15"

[SuperRedMR2]

You can get A048s in 185/55/14 Peter

[Lauren]

To be fair, 15's are pretty small these days.

Anything under that and the choice of tyres will always be diminishing.

[elbon50]

You can get A048s in 185/55/14 Peter

Yes but IIRC AO48 is for use in the dry Alex

Whereas AD08-R is designed for both wet & dry weather

[Lauren]

Maybe get some lightweight 7-7.5 15's? Then put them on, should be good. I'd roll with 195/50's.

[elbon50]

Maybe get some lightweight 7-7.5 15's? Then put them on, should be good. I'd roll with 195/50's.

Thanks for that Lauren

What make of wheels do you suggest ?

I don't seem to be able to find any really lightweight ones


AD08-R isn't a lightweight tyre by the way (about 7KG )

[Marf]

You can get A048s in 185/55/14 Peter

Yes but IIRC AO48 is for use in the dry Alex

Whereas AD08-R is designed for both wet & dry weather

I used A048 and A032 daily in my charade turbo for like 2 years straight. Wet, dry, warm, freezing.

In light to medium rain they were fine, heavy rain and standing water is where they fall down.

[Lauren]

What make of wheels do you suggest ?

I don't seem to be able to find any really lightweight ones

Well to be lightweight they need to be forged really. I run Volks Racing TE37s. They are forged and light. Look for second hand ones. I picked mine up for £575 for the GT in 17x8.

Mine weigh in at 7.4kg compared to the standard 17x7s weighing 9.2kg. So a fair difference. In 15's they'd be a fair bit lighter still.

[Neil_turbo]

Maybe get some lightweight 7-7.5 15's? Then put them on, should be good. I'd roll with 195/50's.

Thanks for that Lauren

What make of wheels do you suggest ?

I don't seem to be able to find any really lightweight ones


AD08-R isn't a lightweight tyre by the way (about 7KG )

http://www.wheelweights.net/ - good source for checking weights

I used to have a set of wedsports on my mk1 in both 14", then 15", but now have Volks TE37s on my mk1 (15x7 at front, 16x8 at rear).

[Lauren]

15x7 TE37's are 4.17kg. Pretty light!

[SuperRedMR2]

The cast BuddyClub P1 SF 15x6.5s I was looking at weight in at 6.2kg each

£465 from LKPerformance

[stenky]

get some second hand OZ ultraleggeras. they are 5.5kg each at 15x7"

[Neil_turbo]

15x7 TE37's are 4.17kg. Pretty light!

They are the way forward Lauren!

[Lauren]

Am going to keep an eye out for a set of those for my AE86 I think. Matching wheels on both my cars would be the way forward!