Tyre size!

[AndersLS]

Hey Forum...just a short one....will 205/55R16 fit my Hartge 16x7.5Ԛ´s?

My car is not lowered or anything........I have a great deal for 4 of these tyres.

(where do all you guys buy your tyres?)

[Ziggy]

They'd probably fit, but the overall diameter would be bigger than you'd really want - it'd mess up your gearing (& possibly foul on something)...

What are you running at the moment?

[AndersLS]

Hello Ziggy...at the moment, I am running a winter-tyre setup.
So the diameter would be to big....would I need something like 205/50
then? Smaller?
My car is not lowered or modified...just standard.

[Ziggy]

Standard's 205/55/15... 205/50/16 would be very close

I'd probably go for 205/45/16 though - that's closer to 205/50/15, which some people (including me!) prefer to 55s.

I'm guessing here, but you might be able to get a 215 on a 7.5 inch rim? Not sure what other people with the Hartges run... I'm sure someone'll be along soon!

[m-dtech]

total diameters for ya;

205 * 40 * 16 = 442mm
205 * 45 * 16 = 452mm
205 * 50 * 16 = 462mm
205 * 55 * 16 = 472mm

all of these are smaller than that of;
205 * 45 * 17 = 474mm (which fits fine under an e30)

oh and a 205 x 50 x 15 = 440mm

Figures are rough but you get the point.

215 profile you can get on a 7.5" rim without any problems as the tyre is roughly 9" wide.

[nav786]

yep you can get 215 0nto a 7.5" rim. i have with no issues.

[GDBN]

Hi Anders ..... try these guys for tyres www.daekonline.dk
Got mine from them ... cheap and speedy delivery.
No advice for you as I've got 15" BBS.
G

[Simon13]

the correct tyre is 205/50/16 this will bring u to within 0.3% of matching the overall rolling radius of a 15bbs with a 205/55/15.

So no speedo,gearing issues

it would look silly with a 55 profile no matter how cheap!

plus the car will sit higher, it might look like a land rover!

[AndersLS]

Thanks guys...big help as usual!!! GBDN....good site!

Anders.