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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: yellowgti on 04 July 2006, 12:07

Title: tyre sizes
Post by: yellowgti on 04 July 2006, 12:07

ive got a couple of bad tyres on the cabby and ive got a full set of nearly brand new pirellis the cabby is on 195/50/15's and is lowered 35mm will it be ok putting my new 205 50 15's on it all round or will it catch on the arches?? cheers

Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Dom Mk3 on 04 July 2006, 12:36

is it a mk3 cab? if so 205/50 will be fine.

Saying that the extra centimetre won't make much of a difference anyway. Depends on the tyre too, some are quite rounded, some are quite square (profile wise obviously!)

Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: yellowgti on 04 July 2006, 12:46

hiya m8 thanks for the info, its a mk1, im going down the garage in a min get em swap them over if it fails il have to just buy to 195's cheers

Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Dizzie on 04 July 2006, 13:26

195/45's on 15's  you know it makes sense :D

Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: gibby on 04 July 2006, 13:44

I reckon that 205s might just scrub especially if it's lowered as they were 185/55s on cabs as standard. Ask the tyre place about the 205s.

Title: Re: tyre sizes
Post by: Uruk Hai on 04 July 2006, 17:21

If you have 195/45 on 15's your speedo will be reading 2 mph too slow, your better off with 195/50 or 185/55 on 15 inch wheels