Hullo,

I am curious as to what effect fitting greater profile tyres might have on the overall handling of the Felly.

My alloys are 175/60 R14; however this seems to yield a very limited choice when it comes to new tyres. Searching for 175/65 R14s means a much wider choice of tyres. Other than the discrepancy with the speedo, how will might such a change affect the handling?

Cheers,

JJ

175/60 already gives quite a high sidewall, so a little more is unlikely to make much difference - it's not quite the same as moving up from a low profile! I think clearance in the wheel arch would be more of an issue.

I know what you mean about the limited choice - I've swapped SWMBO's i10 onto 165/65 as I couldn't find any decent make all seasons in 175/60. The rolling circumference is only 0.8% larger (you'll get 2% difference over the life of the tyre, from new to minimum depth) and there are a much greater range of tyres available. Good luck with your search!

If you need any 175/60s in the meantime I have some in the car parts for sale forum.

I am running 185 50 16s and its tight on front suspension coil spring

And makes my speedo bang on 30 being 30 if thats any help to you

Mines running 185/60/14's, its a common size so lots of choice not got any clearance issues (but not had it in the air to see how close they are to the spring platforms.

Edited 23 January, 201313 yr by craig 1010cc