Tire Size Substitution on 940 Wagon?

Discussion in 'Volvo 940' started by Dave Kaplan, Dec 7, 2006.

  1. Dave Kaplan

    Dave Kaplan Guest

    My 94 940T has 205-55-16 tires. I need winter tires and have found a good
    used set of 205-50-16.

    Will those work? Do they use the same rims?

    Dave
     
    Dave Kaplan, Dec 7, 2006
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    Roger Mills Guest

    In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
    Yes, they'll work, and they'll fit the rims ok. The car will sit slightly
    lower - with about 10mm less ground clearance, and will be slightly lower
    geared - so that the speedo and odometer will read just over 3% higher than
    actual, but not enough to be worried about.

    Do make sure though that the load and speed indexes of the substitute tyres
    are suitable for your car.
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    John Horner Guest

    Your speedometer will be off and you will have compromised load carrying
    capability. For snow tires if anything you want to go the other
    direction, narrower and taller. There is a handy tire size calculator
    at: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html You can use it to see
    what the approximate speedometer error would be for different sizes.

    195/60-16 would probably be an idea snow tire size for you.

    That said, the 205-50-16s will "work", depending on how you define working.

    John
     
    John Horner, Dec 8, 2006
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