what tyres suit with 16" rims ??

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k13
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:16 am

im planning to get a set of lenso bsx 16" 7.5j.

however...i dont want thin tyres where i can feel the road cracks.
i want some thick tyres so what tyres would you guys recommend me ?

my car is lowered 40mm all round with B8s and eibach springs.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:24 am

205/50 would probably suit your needs better but 205/45 look much better IMO :D
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:34 am

and good news, 205/50 is the correct size to keep your speedo happy (<1% difference)

205/45 is about 2.5% smaller.
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:34 am

205/50 is the correct size.
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:39 am

what about 215/50 ???

what tyre size do the standard bbs 15" would come in ???
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:16 am

original fitment is 205/55R15

215/50 is ~2.5% bigger. (which probably about cancels out the over-reading of your speedo)

I don't know if the english MOT checks the speedo accuracy, and whether over-reading is required by law, but if not, no problem fitting them as far as I know.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:18 am

what do you mean by speedo ?
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:55 am

speedometer? speed indicator? Is the thing called differently in english?
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Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:37 pm

so just to confirm....205/50/v16 is the tyre i need for the 16" lenso bsx rims.

what about the load ??

thanks.
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:36 pm

guys....what about 205/55/ ..... ???
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:49 pm

k13 wrote:what do you mean by speedo ?
They're crotch huging swimming trunks aren't they?

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55's on a 16inch wheel would be chunky as fook go for 50's.
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:54 pm

hahaha .

205/50s is it then.
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:05 pm

I'm running 225/40/16 on my 7.5J hartge's
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Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:19 pm

225/45/16's on my 16's

Speedo reads about 1mph out @85mph
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how many more pictures like that do you keep on your computer, rich?
It's deffo called camp corner for a good reason! :D
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Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:14 am

205x45x16 on mine with Eibach Pro kit - gives about 1.5% speedo error
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