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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva
I would very much doubt you will have any clearance issues with going from a 55 to a 60 series tyre.
Actually - none.
The difference is so small, and there is a fair degree of space left to go larger / wider again. Remember, you could probably fit snow chains to your 55 series tyres and they would probably extend the dimensions further than the 60 series tyre would.
Your issue - if any would be on the front. Turn the wheel full lock and run your hands around the inner edge of the tyre. Is it close to anything?
I think you will be adding just under 10 mil to the edge of the tyre if my maths is correct (so around 2cm more in total diameter for the larger series.
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Thanks for the reply.
PS: Just wondering how Ford calibrates their Speedometer to minimize its "error".
For example the Thai-built WT/WZ Fiesta has a wide range original equipment tire sizes. From small
185/55R15 tires of the Fiesta XL/Trend has a diameter of
584.5mm to the S/Titanium's
195/50R16 tires have a diameter of
601.4mm.
That's a dfference of 16.9mm between the two original equipment tires.
At 603mm, the diameter of the 185/60R15 tires is actualy close to the 195/50R16 (601.4mm) tires of the Fiesta S/ Titanium.