Need more grip!!!!

[fizzwheel]

Different Manufactures use different hubs, also the offset is different so a wheel designed for a vauxhall for example isnt going to fit your Clio. If you dont get the hub spacing / offset right your wheels will rub your bodywork or foul your steering arms / suspension. Also you might need to get your tracking checked again, also you might need to get your camber checked so that all of the wheel is flat on the ground. Otherwise its just going to handle even worse than it does now and also you'll get uneven tyre wear.

If your going to do it go to your local Halfrauds, waste the time of the morons in the Ripspeed bling alloy tat department, get them to tell you what size wheels are going to fit your car. Say that you are going to think about it, then go back home and go through ebay.

Remember even cheap tyres in a larger size are still going to be sh*t. If you want your car to handle properly. get Renault wheels designed for your Clio and spend some money and put decent tyres on it.

Personally I still think its a waste of time putting bigger wheels on your car. I still think it'll handle better if you stick to standard size wheels and speed some money on good tyres. Rememeber the suspension etc on your Clio was designed to work with the wheel sizes it has on there now.

Why not see if theres a Renault Clio owners forum or website, bound to be more info on there about what will or won't work.

My fiesta handles sh*t, its utterly cack compared to my Golf GTI, which again was sh*t compared to the Porsche 911 that I've driven. You've got a Clio its never going to handle like a sportscar. If you want better handling buy a better car.

Edit, theres loads of Clio wheels on ebay..

Ebay Linky

[DarrenSV650S]

Thanks fizzwheel
Another question though
I searched for my tyre size here and it came up with these results:
http://www.tyresite.com/tyres.asp?wi...ile=65&size=14
Does anyone have any opinions on the makes listed or is it basically a case of the more expensive the better

[fizzwheel]

Most expensive, doesnt necessarily mean better... IMHO stay away from brands of tyre that you don't recognise. Out of that list any of these are probably going to be OK

Firestone
Goodyear
Pirelli
Dunlop
Continental
Michellin

Stay away from the specific purpose Winter / Ice tyres though. Oh and anything with "ECO" in the title isnt going to grip very well, but it wil probably last ages.

If it were me it would either be Goodyears, or Michellins as I've had god experiences in the past with those on other cars I've owned.

[embee]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

165/65R14 are a hard size to get sticky tyres for since i had that on my Suzuki Cappuccino ( ) The problem is there is nothing sporty at that size. If you can go up a size to 175/60, there is a lot more choice. I'm pretty sure that the Goodyear Eagle F1 do not go down that small.

Try looking at the Falken ZE-512 in a 175/60R14, worked well on the Cappuccino.

I've a Cappuccino too.

A lot of owners put 185/60-14 Eagle F1 on their Cappo's, the rolling radius is very close to 165/65 and they're the max width for a 5J rim. Not sure what Insurance co.'s have to say about it, if anything

I decided to keep the stock size, but as said there's not much in that size. The OE Bridgestone RE96 are a sporty tyre, but not good in the wet.

I chose Michelin E3A, considered Conti Ecocontact3 too.

The Mich E3A isn't a sports tyre, a bit too flexible, but they are soooooo comfy and quiet especially compared to the Bridgy RE96, and seem fine in the wet. The reviews rated them very well in most respects, I think the newer rubber technology has caught up in car tyres as well as bikes.
These do a reasonable deal, you can buy online and pick a local fitting station.
http://www.blackcircles.com/

This gives great info on tyres, and there's a couple of calculators for rolling radius and rim/tyre width
http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

[Biker Biggles]

Apart from all that's been said,I reckon you are wasting your money buying better tyres if other things like the tracking are out of kilter.You need that and shocks and bearings all sorted before you can make an informed choice on tyres.