98 V70 Tire QUESTION

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innodubelaar@yahoo.ca - 26 May 2005 02:36 GMT

My 98 V70 came with 195 65 X 15 rubber. I have been offered some 195
55 X 15 snow tires. I guess they are the same width but lower.

Will this be a problem for my car?

Thanks,

Inno D.

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Mike F - 26 May 2005 13:22 GMT

> My 98 V70 came with 195 65 X 15 rubber. I have been offered some 195
> 55 X 15 snow tires. I guess they are the same width but lower.
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> Inno D.

I'd say they'll be too low, this will lower the car about 20mm/.8". I
find these cars are already lower than is desirable. And your speedo
will read another 6% fast.

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Rob Guenther - 26 May 2005 21:17 GMT

The appropriate snow tire would be a 185/65 R15... This will make it a
shorter height tire, but not as much... It's the width that should be a bit
less then normal for snow tires.

> My 98 V70 came with 195 65 X 15 rubber. I have been offered some 195
> 55 X 15 snow tires. I guess they are the same width but lower.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>
> Inno D.

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