VE Tyres

[MEANVY]

Afternoon guys,

I'm looking at getting a pair of VE wheels off the ebay with the same tyres they were bought with ect.
I've got a VY.
the tires on there are 245/45R18 but i think i need slightly smaller tires, something like 235/40/18?

Anyone has any experience with this? or if anyone is a tyre fitter that could be even better

Any help/advice would be appreciated guys!
Cheers,

Mitch

[jet-6]

Yer the VE series car went up a profile from what i can see, lucky for my the Adventra already run the large types

You need to do a check between the diameters or the two type, i may only be a few mm's difference and that will be ok

[andyman]

are the hubs machined to suit?, the hubs are slightly smaller on the ve's

[jet-6]

Yer but where talking about tyre profiles, the rims have to be machined, BUT VE went up a profile size with all there wheels for some reason

Most places sell pre-machines wheels to suit older models, but be aware that some wheels have front brake caliper clearance issues, nothing that cant be fixed but there are issues

[andyman]

Yer but where talking about tyre profiles, the rims have to be machined, BUT VE went up a profile size with all there wheels for some reason

Most places sell pre-machines wheels to suit older models, but be aware that some wheels have front brake caliper clearance issues, nothing that cant be fixed but there are issues

probably cause the ve is such a fat assed hulk of a car 40 profile tyres would look to skinny on them, so they put 45's on it

[jet-6]

Yer maybe, but i assume that have the larger diameter to allow for different gearing maybe?

[peterj]

Specification Sidewall Radius Diameter Circumference Revs/Mile Difference
245/45-18 4.3in 13.3in 26.7in 83.8in 756 0.0%
235/40-18 3.7in 12.7in 25.4in 79.8in 794 -4.8%