Tyre Sizes

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406gtx
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Tyre Sizes

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What difference will it make to handling/wear etc if I swap my current Avon ZV3 205/60/R15's for 195/65/R15's?

Seems silly I know but I need 3 new ones and the 195/65's are cheaper so I'm thinking about biting the bullet and getting 5 which would save £80 on 5 tyres...
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I think the 195/65R15s are the more popular size mate, that's what mine's got anyway. Actually I thought until very recently that you only had wider tyres as standard if you happened to have 16" rims....
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diffrent profile will alter the speedo reading slightley
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Yeah, not enough to worry about though, have a play with the calculator on this page :arrow: http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html
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