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Widest tyre size on 5.5j x 15" rims?

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:59 pm
by Coxy914
After my newly acquired rims have been fully detailed by Bazz55, I'm after putting some tyres on this weekend. They are 5.5j x 15".
The 914 currently has 7" Fuchs on which fill the arches nicely and have 195 x 50 x 15 tyres on. I don't want them to look too lost so I'd like to get pretty much the same size tyre but I've a feeling the largest tyre size on 5.5j is a 185 tyre. Can anyone advise if this is correct or not??

Oh, and here are the rims in question!!
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:28 pm
by Jim Richards
I did a quick scan on Toyo Tires website and the largest tire they show fitting on a 5.5jx15 wheel is 205/50/15.

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:46 pm
by 912uk
I had 205's on a set of 4.5" wide rims...

they looked like baloons and I took them off ... ( on a car I bought BTW I didn't put them on the car.)

supprised they didn't fall off

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:39 am
by Alan @ CanfordClassics
I really like 5 stud cosmics 8) .

Please post some pics when they are on the car.

Alan