Xantia Tyres - 205/60 or 185/65 ??

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 04 Jul 2007, 01:00

Simon you have a PM 8)

deian · Post by **deian** » 04 Jul 2007, 14:36

Mandrake wrote:
deian wrote:are you willing to pay more for the 205/60? it's not such a common size comapred to the 185's... plus you would need to change your spare too 5 tyres?
In fact I wonder if a 205/60/15 would even fit in the spare wheel carrier of a Xantia ? (I doubt it)

Regards,
Simon

It does on mine and many others, very snug fit it is too!

David W · Post by **David W** » 04 Jul 2007, 21:16

Decided to stick with the 185s and went in to order a set of my favourite Goodyear Hydragrip tyres to be told they have been discontinued. I'm checking with Goodyaer tomorrow but if it's true I'm gutted and will have to look at alternatives.

David

davek-uk · Post by **davek-uk** » 05 Jul 2007, 16:11

I've uprated my tyres on the Mk1 estate. I was having problems that the 185s I brought used to get damaged and bulgey. I had no reason for them doing so but I had 3 or 4 tyres do it. In the end I assumed they were under too much stress from the weight of the car and my driving!

Unsure of whether 205s would fit, I opted for 195/60s on my 15" steel rims. The fit is fine and the extra width is a noticeably better grip. These tyres have lasted too - no uneven wear or bulges or bald patches.

David W · Post by **David W** » 06 Jul 2007, 22:49

Dave.

After spending a while to source a set with a very good wet grip reputation I was so close to doing the 195/60 upgrade like you. I looked at online tyre size calculators to see often a 1965/60x15 is actually closer to the rolling radius of the original tyre than the other standard fittment of 205/60x15.

Eventully the tyres I chose were immediately available in 185/65 but not 195/60 so I kept to the spec size. Went for a set of Bridgestone Turanza ER300's in the end. Being fitted on Monday so look forward to wet road tests in a few days.

Cheers,

David