will these tyres fit?

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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:58 pm

i have 7j 15 rims and been offerred 205 50 15 tyres,

i have 2 pirrelli 180 60 15 on at the moment and the y look stretched

will the 205 50 15 fit a 7 inch wide rim?

thanks in advance jay
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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:04 pm

Yup, should do no problems. 205/55s look better IMO, but I ran 205/50s without problems cause they were cheap. The speedo will be slightly out though, although not too much to worry.
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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:06 pm

thanks for the quik reply mate :)
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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:27 pm

I run 205/50/15's on the front and 205/55/15 rear of mine and they look good to me...

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Post Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:07 pm

205s on 7" rims are fine. 185s probably invalidate your insurance.