215/45/R17 87W
06-25-2009, 09:09 AM
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06-26-2009, 01:02 AM
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87 stands for a load rating of 545kg and W for speeds up to 168mph.
As long as you go for these ratings or higher you should be covered legally, if not, in an accident insurance and police could take a dim view.
You could use a Z rated tyre suitably rated.
As long as you go for these ratings or higher you should be covered legally, if not, in an accident insurance and police could take a dim view.
You could use a Z rated tyre suitably rated.
06-26-2009, 01:04 AM
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W is speed rating, not load rating.
87 Load rating is 545kg per tyre.
92 Load rating is 615kg per tyre.
As I see it, they make tyres for many cars, most cars are heavier than the s2000 so the load rating is far higher than needed, thus 87 will be fine I would have thought. Someone will need to clarify I'm not talking crap though
87 Load rating is 545kg per tyre.
92 Load rating is 615kg per tyre.
As I see it, they make tyres for many cars, most cars are heavier than the s2000 so the load rating is far higher than needed, thus 87 will be fine I would have thought. Someone will need to clarify I'm not talking crap though
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Originally Posted by Shopman,Jun 26 2009, 10:02 AM
As long as you go for these ratings or higher you should be covered legally, if not, in an accident insurance and police could take a dim view.
06-26-2009, 06:19 AM
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Having a higher load rating also results in a stiffer tyre wall, hence the Goodyear GSD3 XLs are recommended for the front of the S, as they get somewhere near the stiffness of the RE050MZ.