Wheel and tyre swap - Size query

Electric400 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:15 am

Hi All,

Been using the forum for a year or so but only just found an email address that allows me to register, so Hi to all!

Im going to change the wheels and tyres on my 2010 car and after much looking I was going to go with 16x7 steel wheels (ET30) with 225/70/R16 Insa turbo ranger AT tyres.

Ive been on the will it fit website and it looks fine (will stick out 16.4mm more than the current wheels) but wondered if anyone else is running with a similar set up?

Im changing because I have to drive 11km along a rough track to work each day and the car came with the 18" wheels with 55 tyres so im hoping the deeper tyre sidewall will give a bit of a softer ride across the rocks and pot holes, with the larger grooves better for the mud & snow.

Cheers Steve

Ahto42 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:26 am

I upgraded to 225/60R18 and have no issues.

Electric400 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:53 am

Thanks Ahto,

I want to get away from the 18" alloys, apart from anything else they are a pain when they pick up mud inside (mud and rock dust so hard as hell). They get out of balance so easily if part of the mud get washed off in the deep puddles.

Electric400 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:36 pm

I have opted to get a set of tuff torque 16x7 steel wheels with BFG 225/70/R16 tyres.

The wheels have an ET of 30 and looking at the fit calculators on line this set up should be fine.

I’ll let you know if anyone is interested?

philphil112 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:06 pm

Electric400 wrote:

I have opted to get a set of tuff torque 16x7 steel wheels with BFG 225/70/R16 tyres.

The wheels have an ET of 30 and looking at the fit calculators on line this set up should be fine.

I’ll let you know if anyone is interested?

Hi,

Always a great help to post any information like this on the forum.
Even if there's nobody interested at the time, the information may be invaluable to somebody in the future

Thanks

Electric400 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:10 pm

Thanks, I’ll try and post this weekend if I get chance to fit them.

Steve3265 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:18 pm **Posts:** 4

Electric400 wrote:

Thanks, I’ll try and post this weekend if I get chance to fit them.

Did it work? Really keen to do this to my 2011 tekna with the same tyres! Any links to good sites/products would be great

Colster · **Posted:** Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:30 pm

Steve3265 wrote:

Electric400 wrote:

Thanks, I’ll try and post this weekend if I get chance to fit them.

Did it work? Really keen to do this to my 2011 tekna with the same tyres! Any links to good sites/products would be great

I've had a look at these previously, but never took the plunge. Another option I considered was spare 16" rims from early T30.
https://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/16-x-7-tuff- ... 20-%202013

Steve3265 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:18 pm **Posts:** 4

Colster wrote:

Steve3265 wrote:

Electric400 wrote:

Thanks, I’ll try and post this weekend if I get chance to fit them.

Did it work? Really keen to do this to my 2011 tekna with the same tyres! Any links to good sites/products would be great

I've had a look at these previously, but never took the plunge. Another option I considered was spare 16" rims from early T30.
https://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/16-x-7-tuff- ... 20-%202013

Thanks for the reply, might look into the old t30 rims. Bet there are a few scrap yards who'll have some.

sleepy · **Joined:** Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:18 pm **Posts:** 18

Electric400 wrote:

I have opted to get a set of tuff torque 16x7 steel wheels with BFG 225/70/R16 tyres.

The wheels have an ET of 30 and looking at the fit calculators on line this set up should be fine.

I’ll let you know if anyone is interested?

Hi, new xtrail owner here and i will need two new front tyre in the near future so have been thinking of a 16' steel rim and taller all terrain tyre...i would be very interested to see what yours look like on and how you find the fitment and clearance of them :-)

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