Xantia rim size for 185/65 vs 205/55 ?

Mandrake · Post by **Mandrake** » 02 Nov 2005, 23:29

Hi All,

Can someone tell me if the rim size (in particular the WIDTH of the rims from bead to bead) is the same on Xantia's that originally came with 185/65/R15 tyres (like mine) and ones that came with 205/55/R15 ? (Like the 2 litre turbo and activa)

I'm getting new tyres shortly and 185/65 just doesn't cut it for me, (especially when its HA2, the suspension has better cornering ability than the tyres

) but I wanted to be sure that models that came standard with 205/55/R15 didn't have special wider rims to accomodate them...

My rims are the 5 hole alloys. Also are there any differences in the wheel arche clearance on models that come standard with 205/55/R15 ?

Regards,
Simon

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 02 Nov 2005, 23:40

The difference in tyre width is only 20mm for the 2 sizes in question. That's just 10mm each side.
Rim width comes in steps of ½ inches and would most likely cover 3-4 standard tyre widths no problem.

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np · Post by np » 03 Nov 2005, 05:33

My VSX below had 185/65/15`s.I upgraded to 205/60/15`s with no probs at all staying with the same wheel.Just had my 2nd set of 205`s fitted now.

Post by **user_3150** » 05 Nov 2005, 09:10

Neil does that give you the same radius with those tyres on, if not how much out is the speedo?

np · Post by np » 06 Nov 2005, 20:35

Hi Alec.About 99% the same radius.Acording to my GPS Roadangel,when that says i`m doing 70mph,my speedo is just over 70mph,the same at any speed really.Not all speedos read 100% true anyway.There is/was a tyre website listed in the Links forum i think,where you put in your standard tyre size & your uprated tyre size & it tells you what % differerence they are.Tyre Size Calculator was the topic i think.