tyre size

[Alpine]

Hello

My v70 2.5T is currently running on 185/65 R15 all round.

I need new rear tyres, and looking in the handbook it says my model should have 205/55 R15 87W or 185/65 R15 M+S. I've Googled what M+S means and its mud and snow.

So when I come to changing rear tyres, should I really be fitting 205/55? I want an all year round tyre, not a winter one.

Would I be ok with new 205/55 on the rear but the old 185/65 on the front?

[SteveSarre]

Hi Alpine

Those tyre sizes don't seem right to me. Maybe your handbook is for a different car.

Do you have 15 or 16 inch rims?

Do you have a sticker inside the petrol filler flap? What sizes does it indicate there?

I think 195/60/15 is more common for 15 inch rims.

If you go to https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres or https://www.blackcircles.com/ what do they suggest for your registration number?

Steve

[Dippydog]

According to the handbook I have the turbo cars should have[with 15" brakes]205/55R15 87W or 205/50R16 87W. The winter tyre size is 185/65R15 M+S
With 16" brakes 205/50R16 87W and winter size 205/50R16 M+S.

[Luxobarge]

Brakes? I think you might mean rims.....

[Dippydog]

All I can say is that in the handbook it's worded as 15" or 16" brakes so whether they lost something in the translation or not I don't know.

[ITSv40]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

All I can say is that in the handbook it's worded as 15" or 16" brakes so whether they lost something in the translation or not I don't know.

I would love a 16'' brake upgrade. The stopping power would be awesome 😀

[DaveNP]

Just checked my handbook, also says 15" or 16" brakes, presumably is short for 'cars fitted with brakes that fit under 15" (or 16") rims'.

When I got my V70 it was also on 185/65 15s all season tyres, presumably because they're a bit cheaper than 195/60s (and a lot cheaper than 205/55s in Alpine's case), the other chart in the book also suggests the Turbo might be on 6.5J rims rather than the 6J rims on my NA car.

[Alpine]

cheers all, my handbook says as Dippydog says, which is turbo cars with 15" brakes/wheels should have 205/55R15 87W or the winter tyre size is 185/65R15 M+S.

Its the T5 that has the 16" brakes/wheels

Blackcircles does bring up 195s but that seems to be wrong

205/55R15 87W are very rare, in fact only Vredestien seem to do them at £180 per tyre ! 205/55R15 88V are available for about £80 per tyre but the speed rating doesn't quite match the handbook - does that really matter as I think V is okay to 150mph and I won't be doing that!