!6" Rim tyres

[SlushBox]

Fabia Estate 16" rims with  205 /45  tyres are bang , crash , wallop . I want to retain the 16" alloys . Would  205 /55 's  fit OK without  to much detrimental  affect . ie, roadholding , noise , body roll , rubbing etc... Anbody tried this , or have an opinion .

[b1ackb1rd]

I had these wheels on my Roomster Scout - I changed them for 15's with a similar pattern off a Rapid/Fabia 3. 

 

To be honest, unless you are 'in the know' you couldn't tell the difference visually, the ride quality is vastly improved. 

[larsberg]

205/55r16 would be waaaaay too big. Will probably rub, and speedo would be way off. You need to step down to 15s or not go as crazy with the size change. 195/50r16 or 215/45r16 is acceptable, but might not make enough of a difference.

[Ootohere]

http://kouki.co.uk/utilities/visual-tyre-size-calculator

[SlushBox]

Thanks for replies folks .. I did some investigation today  & found  half the  problem is not  tyre  crash movement , but tyre crash noise . The noise makes it all worse than it is . Anyway the  cheap budget tryes are smack on Skoda recommended  pressures  not a couple of lbs. out here & there . Also screwed the spare wheel down tight so no vibe or movement . Next  , covered  the sare wheel with a  wool,  foam, foil picnic blanket  folded 3x thickness  & the boot wooden floor jammed firmly on top secured down with luggage bungees . Then 2 x Tarpaulins  ( thin lidl  ones) held down with the bungees & a plastic shopping box that holds my screenwash jug & spare oil.

 

Test drive down  usual pot hole Rd . tyre nosie down 50% , pot hole bang crash down by 60%  , luggage compartment  boom cave almost gone .  with  correct pressures  & a bit of sound deadening  car is now acceptable ( to my Mrs ) & correct pressures have impoved handling  no end .