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Originally Posted by kiwijohn42
Just done some more digging, the O/D of the 195 is 584mm & the 205 is 591mm according to Toyo. The difference is 1.19% & I think you can go 2%, but don't quote me on that.
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I understand the O/Ds but my point was about matching the width of the wheel rims with the tyres. For example, my standard 16" diameter alloys have 6.5 inches (about 165 mm) wide rims:
http://www.wheelking.com.au/Wheels/t...9/Default.aspx
The tyres are the standard 195/45VR16 (84V) Conti PremiumContact 2 tyres or 195/45 R16 (84H) ContiPremiumContact 2 tyres on the Conti website:
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...n;tabNr=4.html
Continental also make 205/45 R16 83W tyres. What wheel rim width do they fit? (I can't find out.) For example these 16" wheels have 6" rims (about 152mm):
http://www.wheelking.com.au/Wheels/t...0/Default.aspx
Wheelking tells me they also take the 195/45VR16 (84V) Conti PremiumContact 2s.
Other 16" wheels suitable for the Fiesta have 7" rims (about 178 mm), for example these:
http://www.wheelking.com.au/Wheels/t...1/Default.aspx
It is even possible to get 16" wheels with 8" (203mm) rims:
http://wheels.my105.com/index.asp?pr...&parentid=7851
I suspect these are too wide for the Fiesta.
And every single 16" wheel for the Fiesta on the WheelKing site comes with a 195/45 tyre.
So my question is, how do you know is a tyre - especially a non-standard tyre - will fit on your existing rims?