Would 195/65/15 tires fit?

[cutchemist]

I know right now my all-season tires are 195/50/16. From an older car from last winter I have winter tires from an A6 which measure 195/65/15. I was going to be shopping around for 195/55/15s with new 15" rims for the winter.

Thanks for the help!

 

[CheeseHelmet]

My guess: yes.

The radius will be about 16mm larger than the stock tire which should still clear the strut perch. I'm not 100% sure that it won't rub on the fender though. I'm sure someone else will be able to give you a definite answer.

 

[SASK P5]

you wont have any problems with that size. im running a 205/55r16 and im lowered on eibach springs and i need multiple people in my car going over bumps to rub, and it doesn't even rub that bad. you wont rub at all.

 

[RABID_MP5]

i'm running 195/65 15 kuhmos. they clear the strut by about 3/16" and don't rub. so it'll be close. might want to mount one and check first. speedometer/od error for me is 6.8%

 

[cutchemist]

i'm running 195/65 15 kuhmos. they clear the strut by about 3/16" and don't rub. so it'll be close. might want to mount one and check first. speedometer/od error for me is 6.8%

Just trying to understant the 6.8% error, if my speedometer says 50 km/hr that it wil actually be 53 km/hr?

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Just trying to understant the 6.8% error, if my speedometer says 50 km/hr that it wil actually be 53 km/hr?

Exactly, in one rotation the larger tire covers more distance than the stock size. So when your odometer says you've traveled 1km, you've actually gone 68m more than that (1.068km).

 

[MarvinM02]

Hey fellow winterpegger, that is what i'm running as winter's, on steelies,on my 2002 P5. No fitment probs and i'm maybe 1-2% off on speedo.

 

[CheeseHelmet]

Hey fellow winterpegger, that is what i'm running as winter's, on steelies,on my 2002 P5. No fitment probs and i'm maybe 1-2% off on speedo.

Nice

I've found the most accurate way to determine the speedometer error coefficient is to drive around with a good GPS unit and compare speeds. I think even with the stock tires the speedo will indicate that you're going a bit faster than you are actually going. So you shouldn't use the tire size circumference percent difference to determine your real speed because there's a good chance that the speedo wasn't right to begin with. The percent difference can only give you the relative error between the two tire sizes.

TL;DR: For an accurate idea of how fast you're really going, use a GPS.

 

[D3monix]

I've got 195/65's for my winters too, they fill up the wheel arches really well but they'll fit!