The Official Polo Tyre Thread

[Azhar]

Hi Guys,

Has anyone tried the Bridgestone Potenza ER300 on their Polo GTI?

[JCM308]

Car - 07 Polo GTI
Rim Size - 17" Speedy Lite 9
New Tire - Yokohama S-Drive
Price - $290 each
Tire Size - 205/40/17
Tire Replaced - Dunlop Sport Maxx (205/45/16)
Km's On new Tire - 10kms
Thoughts on New Tire - So far so good. Much too soon to tell though. Will go for a "Spirited" drive this weekend and see how they hold up. 17's look so much better on the car than the factory 16's

[noone]

Car - 06 Polo GTI
Rims - 17" VW Siata
New Tire - Kuhmo KU31's
Price - $120 each
Tire Size - 205/40/17
Tire Replaced - Conti's on stock rims
Km's On new Tire - 40kms

Thoughts on New Tire and Wheels: Too early to tell, wheels need some serious scrubbing. I can feel a difference in the overall handling of the car, the wheels feel much more grounded.

I'm very impressed at the ride comfort, was concerned about lowering the tyre profile with KW springs and having a harsh ride. The Kumho's are much more accepting of potholes, uneven terrain, etc. Again think the heavier rims might play some part here.

Think the new wheels / tyres are a heavier combo than stock, feels a little heavier which I don't mind as the stock was so light, the proof will be in the grip when the tyres are worn in. Think I'm too aware of the change and am trying too hard to analyze any differences.

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Just come back from a 3 hour trip: Galston Gorge, Berowra waters, Commonara, Lane Cove Park.

Tyres were good, combo was quite noisy when looping back on the F1 on the coarse bitumen. Comfort has improved over stock which I'm still surprised by. Handling feels more solid, steering feels normal already. Not sure about overall grip as I had my girl in the car. Think there was more traction when accelerating out of corners.

[Kai]

If anyone wants kumho ku36's.

KU36 Prices

205/50/15 KU36 $151.00
215/45/16 KU36 $133.00
225/50/16 KU36 $155.00
215/45/17 KU36 $161.00
225/45/17 KU36 $194.00
235/45/17 KU36 $164.00
245/40/17 KU36 $215.00
245/45/17 KU36 $202.00
255/40/17 KU36 $227.00
275/40/17 KU36 $250.00
285/40/17 KU36 $258.00
315/35/17 KU36 $250.00
225/40/18 KU36 $233.00
225/45/18 KU36 $235.00
235/40/18 KU36 $207.00
245/35/18 KU36 $206.00
245/40/18 KU36 $254.00
265/35/18 KU36 $236.00
275/35/18 KU36 $275.00
285/35/19 KU36 $269.00

Pm meeeeee

[hkogti]

25000km of experience, no scrubing.

hey guys,

can anyone definitively say that a 215/40/17 will fit on the polo gti without any scrubbing (offset 35)?

Thanks in advance

Kiel

[Grant]

25000km of experience, no scrubing.

Are you lowered?

[noone]

Remember, offset is also relative to the rim size.

What this means: The distance from brakes to wheel (or wheel to the guard) on same offset (2 different wheels with same offset) but different rim width (7" vs 7.5") is different.

Many variables with wheels.

KHOGTI, what is your rim width?

[jamesatfish]

For reference, I'm running Audi TT wheels (not sure of the offset or exact wheel width, but I can check) with 215/40/17s as road tyres. The car is lowered on Bilstein PSS9s.

No rubbing to report under any situation - and that includes some quite aggressive track / motorkhana driving.

[noone]

Do you think better shocks would reduce the travel of the suspension when going over big bumps (compared to the stocks with H&R springs for example).

[Grant]

For reference, I'm running Audi TT wheels (not sure of the offset or exact wheel width, but I can check) with 215/40/17s as road tyres. The car is lowered on Bilstein PSS9s.

No rubbing to report under any situation - and that includes some quite aggressive track / motorkhana driving.

Do you know if your car is as low as one on H&R springs? I have the same wheels and will go to 215/40s next time if I can.