Skoda rapid tyres

[Touchofginge]

I bought a Skoda rapid spaceback 1.6tdi and it was fitted with 205/50 r16 tyres the wheel part is 5 JA601025A. I've just hit something on the motorway which destroyed the alloy and tyre. So ordered a wheel off eBay and was looking at tyres and the size fitted doesn't seem to be a Skoda size. Is this an okay size to use? Or am I better off replacing to a different size?

 

Thank you for any help on this

[Paws4Thot]

55 minutes ago, Touchofginge said:

Is this an okay size to use?

Almost certainly not, but as you've not said what size wheel and tyre you bought...

[vwman55]

The correct size is 215/45 16, but this is a less common tyre size and therefore a bit more expensive; some people switch to other sizes to save money or to get a wider choice of tyres.

 

According to an online tyre calculator your smaller tyre would increase wheel diameter by 1.88%, and change your speed by the same amount. Personally I think that's OK, but what I would not be OK with is mixing tyre sizes - I would stick with what you have or change all 4 - £££. 

[Touchofginge]

On 16/12/2023 at 09:26, vwman55 said:

The correct size is 215/45 16, but this is a less common tyre size and therefore a bit more expensive; some people switch to other sizes to save money or to get a wider choice of tyres.

 

According to an online tyre calculator your smaller tyre would increase wheel diameter by 1.88%, and change your speed by the same amount. Personally I think that's OK, but what I would not be OK with is mixing tyre sizes - I would stick with what you have or change all 4 - £££. 

Sorry for the slow reply. Do I need XL tyres or just normal with this car? It's a 1.6tdi rapid spaceback 

[Touchofginge]

On 16/12/2023 at 09:10, Paws4Thot said:

Almost certainly not, but as you've not said what size wheel and tyre you bought...

Sorry I didn't explain myself very well. I was going to buy a new tyre for the new wheel when it arrived but I was concerned that the tyres already fitted to my car don't match with anything that comes up when I do a tyre search or the filler cap info. I currently have 205/50/16 fitted to the car. So I was checking that this is an okay size to have on the car. 

[Carlston]

2 hours ago, Touchofginge said:

Sorry I didn't explain myself very well. I was going to buy a new tyre for the new wheel when it arrived but I was concerned that the tyres already fitted to my car don't match with anything that comes up when I do a tyre search or the filler cap info. I currently have 205/50/16 fitted to the car. So I was checking that this is an okay size to have on the car. 

 

It's probably best to fit tyres with a load index of at least 84 (500kg) to the Rapid.

 

The tyre sizes that you might consider fitting to the Rapid include 185/60R15, 185/65R15 195/55R15, 195/60R15, 195/50R16, 195/55R16, 205/50R16, 215/45R16. All of these tyre sizes have a Standard Load index of at least 84 (500kg), so you don't need XL tyres in these sizes.

 

If you were to consider 17" tyres such as 215/40R17, then that might be best as an XL tyre. However, most tyres in that size are XL. The Standard Load index of the 215/40R17 tyre size is less than 84 (500kg), ie. 83 (487kg).

 

15" tyres are often much cheaper than 16" tyres, and you can get a noticeably better ride because of the higher sidewalls.

 

Price comparison of some 15" and 16" tyre sizes that you might consider fitting to a Rapid

 

Vredestein Quatrac 6 185/65R15 88H £57.05

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m138b0s7990p202115/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_185_65_R15_88H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Vredestein Quatrac 6 195/60R15 88H £63.70

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m138b0s7993p202144/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_195_60_R15_88H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Vredestein Quatrac 6 195/55R16 87H £86.55

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s7952p202114/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_195_55_R16_87H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Vredestein Quatrac 6 205/50R16 87V £99.70

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8002p202113/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_205_50_R16_87V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Vredestein Quatrac 6 215/45R16 90V XL £113.10

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s10011p202111/Vredestein_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Vredestein_Quatrac_6_215_45_R16_90V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

 

Edited 20 December, 2023 by Carlston