Snow tires.....

Hey all;

I just purchased some used Snow tires/rims. When I was looking to purchase
new ones they recommended 195/65/R15. The snows I bought are 195/60/R15.

I have a 98 S70 T5SE with 16" tires/wheels. Are these okay to put on the
car? Will my speedo read wrong since they are smaller?

Thanks in Advance!
Steve

 

What size are your original tires? If they're 205/55/16, then the proper
minus one size would be 195/65/15. With 195/60/15 your speedo and odo will
be off by almost 3%. Not ideal, but it'll work I guess.

Also, not sure why anyone would want used winter tires, unless they were
almost free. By the time winter tires are 50% worn they become ineffective
in snow and need to be changed, so hopefully the ones you bought are almost
new.

Cheers,

Pete

 

With a S70 T5 are you sure that the 15" rims will clear the front brake
calipers? My 2001 V70 T5 requires 16" rims or larger for that reason.

 

AFAIK, your car has slightly bigger brakes. I see places like TireRack
recommend both 15" and 16" winter rim/tire packages for the '98 S70 T5, and
I'm pretty sure they've verified this.

Regards,

Pete

 

Same for year 1999 (don't know for 1998): 15 inch rims are not allowed
on T5. They may fit, but surely dangerous...

 

I use that size on my 850 for snows and summer. It came with that size from
the factory, so I think you're OK.

 

My original tire size was 205/50/16 on my 95 850 turbo. I run 195/60/15
snows without any problem. Spedo difference is insignificant.

 

Yup the orig tires on the car are 205/55/16. Volvo recommended the
195/65/15.

They were used 1/2 a winter. They have tonnes of meat left on them.

I got them cheaper than a new set of rims/wheel covers are (even if the
tires were crap, the rims were still a steal), I will go up a size when the
tires need replacing.

Thanks.
Steve

 

15" no problem on my '98 T5. It has the same brakes as all the 850s.

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