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Originally Posted by 940volvoman
Is it really an upgrade?The benefit of having the larger tyres for means that (so far) the alloys which I drive on haven't been damaged by potholes.If you drive on steelies I guess you would also be unaffected.
Just a sobering thought.....
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Wider track means better grip, going down from a 65 profile to a 60 profile means there's less sidewall flex too but they're still a balloon tyre not a low profile tyre like most modern cars have. I have these exact same tyres and size on my 1990 760 turbo and there's no way a kerb would damage them. Even my 940 with the standard 205/55R16 tyres wouldn't get damaged by a kerb, so yes they are an upgrade and they're cheaper than five Chinese junk tyres. If a pothole damaged them you would need to be doing some speed and it would be a big pothole so you should spot it before crashing in to it.