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Question

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:34 pm
by wanda
If I take out size 17" alloys + tyres and put in 18" or 19" would it effect my fuel economy?

Re: Question

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:27 pm
by terry_mccann
with a 1.5 dCi , I'd say you will hardly notice, if any....

Re: Question

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:56 am
by wanda
terry_mccann wrote:with a 1.5 dCi , I'd say you will hardly notice, if any....


Now thats good news :cool:

Re: Question

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:57 pm
by Jonault
Use a tyre calculator to work out what profile tyres you need on bigger wheels if you don't want to put your speedo reading out too much. Here's one from Rochford Tyres:

https://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp