Wheels & tyres

pistonbroke · Post by **pistonbroke** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:58 pm

I am thinking of putting some alloys on Freda, presently shod with 215 x 65 x 15's on standard steel wheels all round. What would the tyre size be with 16" or 17" wheels (not the width, but the '65' part of the description. I gather that this refers to the height of the wall of the tyre, from the rim bead to the tread. Please correct me if any of this is wrong.

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:02 pm

Approx 60 for 16" and 55 for 17" - see http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
You'll need to modify the width if you want to get an exact match.

The Great Pretender · Post by **The Great Pretender** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:08 am

francophile1947 wrote:Approx 60 for 16" and 55 for 17" - see http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
You'll need to modify the width if you want to get an exact match.

Intresting, I have been looking at 16, 17, or 18" wheels and as Torchwood did use it to up the gearing. 70 on 16", 65 on 17" 60 on 18" depending on the width 215, 225 ect

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:23 am

On 16" it's anything bigger than 215/60 which are 1.5% bigger than standard

The Great Pretender · Post by **The Great Pretender** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:28 am

scanner wrote:On 16" it's anything bigger than 215/60 which are 1.5% bigger than standard

Was that in reponse to my post?

madmile · Post by **madmile** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:03 am

Personally I like to use a 17" wheel with 215/55 tyres. They are slightly larger than normal but fill the arches a bit better and due to being a standard size on a freelander are available in XL (98) so more than up to the job of a bongo.

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:11 am

The 215/60-16 Vredesteins I fitted are 99 LI and XL

The Great Pretender · Post by **The Great Pretender** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:28 am

[quote="scanner"]The 215/60-16 Vredesteins I fitted are 99 LI and XL[/quot

Or here........

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:47 am

The Great Pretender wrote:
scanner wrote:On 16" it's anything bigger than 215/60 which are 1.5% bigger than standard
Was that in reponse to my post?

Yes

anything bigger than that on that size wheel will alter your gearing and speedo reading that was yiur question wasn't it?

scanner · Post by **scanner** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:49 am

The Great Pretender wrote:
scanner wrote:The 215/60-16 Vredesteins I fitted are 99 LI and XL[/quot

Or here........