very confused about tyre and wheel sizes for 2014 1.4 ES Plus

[guest4078]

E H is right, all season tyres might be a good bet for your location. They will not be as good in snow, but will be softer compound and will be better at moving water with their extra sipes. Generally very comfortable to ride on, if a bit noisier than a summer tyre.
I have Bridgestone A001 all season tyres, which are supposed to be optimised for uk weather. They are very good, but I don't know if I will use them on the hybrid.

[Rory]

Our Jazz runs Michelin Alpin A4 winter tyres year round and they seem fine.  Car is mainly used for local runs and I thought having Winter's woudn't do any harm on the slimey country lanes the car often uses.

Wear rate is probably less than the Dunlop SP2030's the car came with - although I think they (the Dunlop's) are a soft tyre and certainly worked well in the bad winters of 2009/10 and 10/11.

I recently fitted All-Season's to my Merc but I'm hoping not to have to test them to any extreme!

[Jazzdriver]

It seems that my 2015 model year ES+ has tyre pressure sensors built into the wheels.  So buying a spare wheel is not going to be straightforward.  I don't know if the internet wheel sellers supply these wheels or whether I will have to get one from Honda.

[Jazzdriver]

Or you can stick all year with four alloy 185/55 R16 83H on the car and purchase a single steel 175/65 R15 84H as a temporary spare.

As said earlier, both 175/65 R15 84H and 185/55 R16 83H have the same rolling circumference. ............................ A new spacesaver tyre would likely cost almost as much as a brand new steel 175/65 R15 84H wheel and tyre.

Hope this helps..........

Thanks.  Very helpful.  Why do you suggest a 175/65 R15 84H as a spare when I have 16 inch wheels?  Is it because it is narrower and will take up less space in the boot well or for another reason?

Thanks again. 

[guest4871]

Traditionally, with alloy rims, the spare tyre was on a steel rim because (a) it was cheaper (b) mostly was not seen (c) it was a temporary fix until the alloy was repaired.

It is easy and cheaper to buy a 175/65 R15 84H steel rim and tyre set as a spare. I am pretty certain that this is what Honda would have supplied in the days when they supplied a full size spare (others might correct me).

A 16” rim with a 185/55 R16 tyre is the same diameter on the road as a 15” rim with 175/65 R15 and is the same rolling circumference.

Both the 185/55 R16 and the 175/65 R15 have an overall diameter (rim and tyre) of about 24”. The additional height of the wall on the 65 on the 15” wheel compensates for the lower wall 55 on the 16” wheel – so the two are virtually identical in overall dimensions as far as overall diameter is concerned.

The 16” is wider and looks more dashing. The 15” is narrower. This difference is shown above by the 185(mm) (wider)  for the 16” and 175(mm) (narrower) for the 15”. This is not a problem for emergency temporary use and, I would suggest, is much better than you would get with the space saver. Of course, there will different wheels on the car and you should drive with caution.

Try: http://www.mytyres.co.uk/Complete_wheels.html

My impression is that, with any spare not fitted with TPMS, the TPMS warning light will come/ remain on until the original wheel set is reinstalled. This seems logical and is a factor of having a emergency temporary wheel set fitted and the indicator is telling you to do something about it.

Hope this helps,

Others may have other thoughts,

For some reason it seems rims are measured in inches and tyres are measured in metric!

[Jazzdriver]

Hope this helps,

Yes, thanks.  I have today got a 15" wheel and the corresponding tyre.  I will get KwikFit or someone to fit the tyre on the wheel and then see if it fits in the well in the boot.

[guest5040]

15" will fit easily in the boot, I have a 16" in mine Make sure you get the fixing bracket to secure the spare to the boot, about £15 from Honda.