baldie tyres

[FarmerPug]

after 2 years the pirelli p6000s on the front are a bit worn out the uneven tyre wear is whats done the harm. the tyre place is £130 for the same again and 4 wheel alignement but i think its a good time to change to 16 inch wheels ive been looking for some nimrods ebay has some listing 221007149934.
what is the other choices (hoggars?) ive been told to avoid using spacers by the 406 breaker because they can go out of balance, is there any suitable 17" alloys or would they be a bit too choppy over bumpy roads

[Welly]

Don't go for 17" wheels. Get standard Peugeot 16" wheels at most.

Tyre-wise I'd go for Kumho's now all day long.

[midsdaz]

I got 17s with 20mm spacers and there fine wolf race wheels

[Irish406]

Also thinking of changing from the standard steel rims so I'd be keen to hear wheel/tyre advise also.

16' the way to go?

[Welly]

I just think 16" looks correct on the 406. They're a difficult car to match wheels to unless you lower the sussy etc etc.

I think the 16" wheels on the 04-reg cars looked the best, you also need to think about the ride comfort - most people enjoy the comfort of the 406 and smaller wheels with squishy tyres fit the bill nicely.

[midsdaz]

I'm lowering mine 40mm and putting 225 45 17 instead of 205 40 17 should make it a little softer

[FarmerPug]

ride comfort is still essentail but id like bigger wheels to give a bit more feedback
in the steering.

[midsdaz]

Mikes got 18 on his dare v2 alloys there nice and still a comfy ride may be worth tlking to him

[midsmike]

Yeh as daz said I have 18s on mine and it feels nice no spacers and 225 40 18 avon tyres the car looks gd with them aswell and handles mint

[lozz]

Idont think it wouid matter what size wheels you have on the 406s
ive seen someone with 19s on one it looks daft but it dont bother the car,

irekon the speedo will be usless mind,

[FarmerPug]

the incorrect speedo is a valid point i think 16 inch is best but looking at some nimrods they look a bit plain.

wolfrace ones look very nice a bit sportier especially the two tone black/normal alloy silver ones. are wolfrace good alloys

[lozz]

ithink the Nimrods look alright mate,
there getting hard to get hold of tho, when ilooked for some they where going for 200 ish and some needed refurb.

[FarmerPug]

they look fine but the alloys on at the moment also are fine, all the nimrods i
on ebay need a refurb wheras a set of new alloys costs the same and they are ready to go on

[lozz]

Whats wrong with your original wheels fp?

sling some new rubber on them,

iwas going to buy new rims for the Renault. but after trying aset of aftermarket ones on it didnt look right,
iprefare the original ones, Saves the hastle with the insurance too,
mine isnt to lenient on mods,

[FarmerPug]

the original alloys are the rapier ones they are a bit small and i dont like the design of them, nimrods look a lot better and i think should have been there originally at least according to servicebox the car was on 16" wheels so someone has changed them at some point