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Not legal. A cross section through the tyre will show the side walls are distorted. They are designed to take a vertical load not an angular one.
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My Connie Tourer came with 195/65/15 tyres fitted to Comets from the factory. I currently have those wheels fitted with 195/65/15 Uniroyal M&S 66, but haven't had cause to fit them to the ZT as yet, in part because I have the use of the Wife's Freelander if it looks grotty out Brian |
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Tell that to all the boy racers with their 155s stretched to fit an 8” wide rim
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They're 6J 15 ET50 Jon
6J (six inches wide) means you can safely mount anything from a 175 to 205 profile tyre, and the ET is the offset from the machined inner face of the mounting hub to the centreline of the wheel. Hope this helps Brian |
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Thank you all for the replies and information.---
Checking prices it seems for some reason 205 tyres are a lot cheaper than 215 tyres. Must have a think about that when the tyres need renewing.- |
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My 1999 Connie has 195/65 fitted on Crown 15". They are all aged and cracked as I bought the car so will be replaced in any event before she's driven, but what is the consensus then on the best year round tyre width? The manual shows both 195 and 205 but doesn't indicate which is preferred. I could assume (incorrectly?) that tyres were exchanged like for like at some point so are as factory spec.
Does anyone have any comparative experience of the two widths in normal driving conditions, by which I mean wet or dry, but not snow? Michael. |
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