Changing my wheels and tyres, from 14 to 15... Help please

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Kristof_clg
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Changing my wheels and tyres, from 14 to 15... Help please

Post by Kristof_clg »

So,

My Polo comes with 185/55 14" wheels, which also run well with 185/60. I friend of mine is selling his wheels and tyres, these are 15", but the front tyres are 195/60 and the rear ones are 205/60.

Do you think my Polo will run OK with those ones (wheels and tyres)?

BTW i own a Mk5 :wink:


Any help is appreciated :idea:
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Post by Epeli »

Those sound guite too big...:roll: If you use 195/60R15, when your speedo reads 60mhp (with those 185/55R14), you're actually travelling 66mhp and with 205/60R15 figures are 60mhp Vs 67mhp. I personally wouldn't use that big tyres, they might also look kinda funny... I have currently 195/50R15, they fit nicely and don't look that bad

Also source for those calculations: Tire size calculator

Edit: Just noticed that you have MkV Polo, I have MkVII :oops: But anyways, still feeling that they're too big... 8)
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