I am currently running 195/50 r15 on these rims:

Can I put a 205 tyre on safely?

What width are the rims?

Chris

I dont' know... How do I find this out?

Does anyone know how I would find this out????

It should be stamped on the rim somewhere, something like 6J... Have a look underneath your centre cap...

Chris

Yeah have a look on the rim as it's stamped on there somewhere - I believe it's the width in inches.....

Chris

it's the width in inches.....

Chris

Are you bragging or what.............................

Are you bragging or what.............................

See Jon's thread about length and girth for full details

Chris

The standard elegance wheels are 15x6J ET43

You could put wider tyres on them but I'd say 195's are probably the best size.

A 6.5J or 7J rim would be more suitable for 205 or 215's

I allready posted the size of these wheels in your other thread. And we advised against fitting 205 rims as they shouldnt be fitted to rims narrower than 7J.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/fabia/help-me-please/58265/?highlight=wheels

Lummox why can't you fit 205 tyres to rims narrower then 7J ? Skoda themselves fit 205/45's to 16x6.5J on the vRS.

I agree 205's are too wide for 6J but not 6.5J ?

Im going by some info on another site. Has a calculator similar to the popular size one and it says ideally 7" to 9" is the best for a 205 section tyre.

But of course you are correct in what you are saying so the advice is obviously a guide at best.

In my experience bigger wider wheels don't do small cars any favours really. When I used to have 6N Polo it handle the bends very sweetly on Eibach's and the standard 6J rims and 185 Yoko tyres :-)

Agreed, I have 7 x 16's with 195/45 Yokos and the handling is just what I like, good turn in and doesnt tramline down every rut in the road.