Tyre problems... (I do not always love my Saab).

"Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh" (andymcbradleigh) 11/02/2015 at 13:49 • Filed to: None

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So, I need new summer tyres in a few months (in april or so), my current summer tyres are 205/50 17”.. NOT easy to find tyres with those measurements. So I thought I’d do the smart thing and get a set of wheels with some tyres in 195/65 15” (what the car came with from the factory) for about 600 ‘murican bucks.. So I drop by a dealer, and he says “well, I’ve got a set of 225/45 17” Continental Sport Contact 5 here, yours for 450 ‘murican moneys”.

The things is, I’ve got a tiny problem with the current 205/50 17” GoodYears and a small amount of rubbing (inside of the wheel well on full lock), so getting a set of tyres that are 2cm wider is probably not that smart.. But they are really cheap, and I don’t have a lot of money.

So, help me Oppo, should I get the stupid wide tyres and suffer some rubbing so I can spend the money saved on sportier suspension? Or should I be smart about this and buy the more expensive set of wheels in stock dimensions and just replace the shocks and springs with something close to stock (the sportier suspension lowers the car about an inch from its current height).

Keep in mind that I’m not a teenager.

TractorPillow > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 13:52

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Don’t rub.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > TractorPillow 11/02/2015 at 13:54

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Yeah, kinda what I’m leaning towards as well.. I’ll have to roll the fenders if I’m going to run 225s..

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 13:56

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Krone Dammit! Tell me how much in good old fashioned Norwegian Krone!

Patrick Nichols > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 13:56

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http://nh.craigslist.org/wto/5253409957…

http://nh.craigslist.org/pts/5271189260…

http://nh.craigslist.org/wto/5279003575…

one of em has to fit right?

Nisman > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 13:58

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April is a long way off... Save your dollars and get the right tires for your ride!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Patrick Nichols 11/02/2015 at 13:58

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Sure, but I live in Norway.. the cost of shipping..

5mtFXT > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 13:58

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Rubbing is bad. Don’t do it. What Saab do you have? I’m on the lookout for a decent 07+ Sportcombi 93 2.0 or Aero.

dogisbadob > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:00

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rubbing rubs me the wrong way

Get a good suspension instead. Espeically if you can get Bilstein shocks. And there’s nothing wrong with the OE size 195/65-15. There are some good tires in that size like Dunlop Signature II and Kumho TA71.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:00

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Fem tusen norske kroner og 3800 norske kroner (henholdsvis) Happy? :)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 5mtFXT 11/02/2015 at 14:01

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1996 9000 CD 2.0 (130HP version).

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Nisman 11/02/2015 at 14:02

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Yeah, I guess I’ll do that, it’s an old decent car, it deserves to be stock(ish).

Cé hé sin > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:02

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Everything is in tusens of kroner in Norway.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:03

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I say go to a local salvage yard and find some good wheels for cheap with tires. I did that with my e28 535i with VR390 size wheels. Suuuper rare size. I bought a set of 4 e30 wheels and tires for $200USD at salvage yard

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY 11/02/2015 at 14:06

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Yeah.. but.. well.. not that many Saabs at the salvage yards here (they simply won’t DIE) :P

5mtFXT > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:06

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Those 9000s are fun as hell and still super cheap if you can find them in decent shape. I’d say go stock on the tires and keep it original as possible

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:07

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So 5000 Kroner for the 15” wheels and tyres and 3800 for the continentals, Respectively.

Or, £382.10 and £290.30 respectively.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:07

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Oh come on dude. What was the town you live in? I bet I can find a salvage yard with SAABs

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 5mtFXT 11/02/2015 at 14:08

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I got mine for 4500 NOK (530 USD). Just shy of 120k miles. 2 previous owners, no rust. So yeah, I’m happy.

Svend > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:09

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Spend extra on the stock wheels and get stock springs.

Otherwise you’ll be spending the same money on larger wheels and springs anyway but then you’ll have to factor in the cost of the rubbing parts. Things that aren’t designed to rub tend to wear very quickly and you’ll still have the same situation once you’ve repaired or replaced the parts anyway.

At least this way you’ll then be able to save up for the suspension kit you want without paying for repairs while doing so.

Think twice, spend once. Good.

Think once and spend twice. Bad.

Punk_Girl_98 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:09

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I haven’t see a SAAB in forever. Good luck with that.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:10

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Indeed.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY 11/02/2015 at 14:11

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There’s a few close(ish) by, but they demand WAY too much for the wheels. But it looks like I’ve found a parts car for LESS than what I’d pay for just a set of wheels now :)

desertdog5051 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:11

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This will fix your problem.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Svend 11/02/2015 at 14:13

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Yeah. I know I know.. Looks like I’ve found another 9000 for cheap though. If the deal goes well I’ll make one good car out of two decent ones.

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:13

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I need to brush up on my Norwegian. I guess rewatching Lilyhammer on Netflix will have to do. I don’t know why they cancelled it.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Punk_Girl_98 11/02/2015 at 14:14

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I se 20-30 SAABs every day :)

Punk_Girl_98 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:17

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Oh wow!

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:17

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Sweet! Give them a call anyways and haggle them!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:18

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Norwegian is easy, just eat rakfisk and lefse and you’ll be fluent in a jiffy.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY 11/02/2015 at 14:20

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I’m hooking up the trailer as we speak. Cross country trip tomorrow and see if it’s any good.

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:36

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There’s not enough Norwegian/Scandinavian Restaurants in the UK.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:37

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NIIIIIIICE! good luck dude, take your sweet multi tool. How far are you driving?

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:42

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Well, they do sell lobscous in scouserville though? That’s quite Norwegian.. But Scandinavian cuisine is probably not the first thing people in Mayfair or in Belgravia crave I’d say :P

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > EL_ULY 11/02/2015 at 14:45

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Not that far.. pretty much exactly 600 miles (Hamar - Bergen - Hamar) 12-14 hours behind the wheel.

EL_ULY > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:47

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Craaaaap!!!! That’s like going straight across Texas. Have plenty of coffee on tap (or whatever you drink to stay awake.... moose blood?)

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:47

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Well the nearest City to me is Brighton and it’s on the coast and it’s very Bohemian I think it’d work well down here. But alas, there’s no Scandinavian Restaurants.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:50

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Find someone with money and I’ll volunteer as a chef. Kjøttkaker i brun saus. Stekt makrell med poteter. Gravlaks. Ørret i urtesaus. Reinsdyrstek. I’ll cook it ;)

Leon711 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:55

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It’s completely out of my comfort zone. Also, I have very little pounds or Kroner surely someone must have thought about it. You could be second most famous Scandinavian in Brighton, after PewDiePie. A-ha did shoot a video in my town and Norway’s 2015 Eurovision entry Kjetil Mørland used to live in my town too.

Svend > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 14:58

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Saabs are quite plentiful in the U.K. and are really cheap but no one buys them because they worry about getting parts, cost of repairs and road tax when parts are available easily sourced and quite cheap.

But people are the same with Rover, parts are still available new but because the company isn’t around anymore, people won’t touch them.

Just looked at Autotrader here and it’s got 1,745 Saabs starting out at £150 for a 1993 Saab 9000 2.3L petrol ‘spares and repairs’ and starting at £350 for a 2002 Saab 9-5 2.3L T Arc 4Door with MOT till April 2016.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201510268156129?quicksearch=true&page=1&make=saab&sort=default&postcode=ca25xx&search-target=usedcars&onesearchad=used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew&radius=1500&logcode=p

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Leon711 11/02/2015 at 14:59

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BAH.. I can beat PDP.. I’ll just scream and shout and act like a child whilst cooking :P

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Svend 11/02/2015 at 15:03

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I spoke with someone from the parts department at Saab last year, he said we’d have spare parts for at least 15 years from Saab.

I’d love to own a Rover though.. a P6 would suffice :)

Nisman > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 15:08

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I agree! It's one thing to mess with sizes for performance or price reasons but when your larger tires are already running a little no sense going even larger.

Svend > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 15:20

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I’ve added a bit to the bottom of the other post with some cheap Saabs on Autotrader.

I loved our old Rover 820si. The 1.4 25 and the 1.8 75 a bit less but the 800 was fantastic.

I would love a Rover P5b 4.2Litre.

or a Rover 220 Coupe or 827

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Svend 11/02/2015 at 15:28

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Me old neighbour owns THREE bloody P5B’s

Yeah, I know Saabs are cheap in the UK, but compare prices in Norway and the UK then compare the average wage.. I’d say we spend about the same percent of our money on cars :P

thebigbossyboss > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 15:31

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I roll 225 on the J body. That brappening life!

Svend > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 15:34

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Nice.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > thebigbossyboss 11/02/2015 at 15:35

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225s on a J Body? Huh.. I’m seriously reconsidering things now..

Which J platform car though? I’m guessing it’s not an Opel Ascona or a Holden Camira.

thebigbossyboss > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/02/2015 at 17:43

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Cavalier. I don’t have any rubbing. *shrugs*

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > thebigbossyboss 11/02/2015 at 20:36

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Awesome :) 225s on the Saab it is.

thebigbossyboss > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 11/03/2015 at 15:51

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WHOOOHOOOO