Tyre size

[The Dog Walker]

Any ideas why my secondhand Dispatch has 185's fitted instead of the 195's that it should have and would have come with ?

[Stickyfinger]

Shrunk in the rain ?

[vborovic]

Lower cost of a tyre, misread required tyre declaration, sense of humor from the first owner ... you name it ... which dimension is written in the car's papers, the 195?

@ sticky - Let's be reasonable here, my reasons are more realistic ...

[Stickyfinger]

Yep....

I am in one of those moods (a Chinese "Interior Designer" and a little misunderstanding today !) sry

Really, it will almost certainly be costs as the reason

[The Dog Walker]

Yeah, it's in the book as 195 and I've had a quick look on another and it had 195's all round. Any advantages or disadvantages to the slightly narrower tyre then ? I'll only ever be carrying dogs in the van.

[Stickyfinger]

Cannot really see much of a problem, it is hardly a massive drop and if your not a racer.................

[Peter.N.]

The 195 will give a better ride unless it has a lower profile.

Peter

[Paul-R]

The load rating of the tyre may also be different. If it's lower and the Dispatch carries heavy loads that could be important.

[Gibbo2286]

Different tyre manufacturers recommend different sizes to the car maker on some vehicles, I note that Michelin especially doesn't always follow what the handbook says.