width of tyre & width of rim

[DuGong]

my rim is 6.5in wide...

i was wondering can i run a tyre that is 205/60-r15? i am currently running 195/60-R15

if so. is it safe?

[BigBum]

my rim is 6.5in wide...

i was wondering can i run a tyre that is 205/60-r15? i am currently running 195/60-R15

if so. is it safe?

It would be fine.

6.5" + 2" = 8.5" ----> metric = 216cm = 216mm <---- so 215mm is the highest width tyre you can go.

Your speedmeter reading would also be 2% slower meaning when your speedmeter shows 100km/h, you're actually doing 102km/h.

Safety wise, as long as your new tyres are the correct load rating, it should be fine.

[DuGong]

cool will this effect my ride? like will the car tend to roll more?

[BigBum]

cool will this effect my ride? like will the car tend to roll more?

Wider tires, assuming all other factors are equal, commonly have stiffer side-walls and experience less roll. This gives better cornering performance.

[SuperDave]

I'm running 205's, I wish C.Drives were available in 195's. Cos there is too much sidewall deflection. Just be careful going through anything that "snakes".

[BigBum]

I'm running 205's, I wish C.Drives were available in 195's. Cos there is too much sidewall deflection. Just be careful going through anything that "snakes".

Yokohama have a C.Drive AC01 195/50R16 88V listed on their Australian site :)

[SuperDave]

They do too. Might get that one next time if I still have stock rims

Edit: Just remembered the real reason why I couldn't get them. The tyre shop said the 195/50 had an OD too different compared to stock to use.

Edited May 28, 2006 by SuperDave

[vitagen]

i just put 205/50/16 c.drives in my car OMG, i love the handling.....

[WYTNYT]

my rim is 6.5in wide...

i was wondering can i run a tyre that is 205/60-r15? i am currently running 195/60-R15

if so. is it safe?

is this on a normal rolla or is it for a stivo ?

[steinny72]

i just put 205/50/16 c.drives in my car OMG, i love the handling.....

i 2nd that -i put 4 brand new Yokohama C drives 205/50/16 on my stock stivo rims - HUGE handling improvement, especially in the wet :) was worth the extra bit

btw - Bob Jane T mart - Hornsby, Sydney NSW - they did me a deal of 180 a tyre, which i think was a pretty good price, highly recommended!!!

[hebe]

my rim is 6.5in wide...

i was wondering can i run a tyre that is 205/60-r15? i am currently running 195/60-R15

if so. is it safe?

is this on a normal rolla or is it for a stivo ?

Pretty sure the Sportivo is running 16x6 but you can also run 205s on there without any problems.

[DuGong]

well.. my car is the ascent which makes it the 15in rim....

i have been meaning to get 16s but im still serching

[Daniel]

I run 215/35/18 which throw the overall diameter of wheel and tyre by 12mm. QLD law allows you to go up to 15mm over. I worked it out and it means at 100km/h I am really doing 102. Can't even tell performance wise.

Edited October 25, 2006 by Daniel

[Hiro]

I've got 205/45R16 Bridgestone GIIIs, and there is bugger-all roll in their sidewalls on a 6.5" rim. Then again, it's hard to tell with stock suspension rolling so much, but they're definitely more stable and have less roll than the stock 175/65R14s

[SportivOoo_03]

u can run up to 215 without problems, i am using it as well.....