Tyre size - 850 estate

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by Drnya, Mar 14, 2005.

  1. Drnya

    Drnya Guest

    Hi.
    Winter is almost over, and I need new summer tyres...
    I have the chance to get Bridgestone B390 195/65/15 91V summer tyres at
    good price while stocks last.

    I know that my 850 TDI estate original size tyres are 195/60/15. I
    searched the web and it loks like I can put those slightly bigger ones
    195/65/15. But I am not sure...

    Please let me know if that is possible.
    Does anyone drives 195/65/15 on an 850, and are there any problems?

    And eventual comments on the quality of the mentioned tyres are welcome :)

    Thnx.
     
    Drnya, Mar 14, 2005
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  2. Drnya

    Bonnet Lock Guest

    In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
    The tyres are the same width but about 3% larger in diameter. I very much
    doubt whether there will be clearance problems because 850's and 70-series
    cars were fitted with a wide range of tyre sizes - some of which were
    probably bigger than these. You will, of course, get a speedo/odometer error
    of about 3% relative to current values. Speedos tend to be a bit optimistic
    anyway - so the larger tyres will probably bring it closer to the truth. But
    I would still calibrate the speedo with a GPS - or against motorway mile
    posts - to make sure that you don't inadvertently get done for speeding.
     
    Bonnet Lock, Mar 14, 2005
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