Jazz Ex 16" tyre size choices

[guest5715]

Hi

Thought this may help anyone looking for a better choice of tyres for my 09 EX as I couldn't find much written about it when I looked. Standard tyres are 185/55/16. I fitted 195/55 for 2 reasons, they sit better on the rim of the alloy and protect it when parking, and there's a huge choice in that size compared to standard. Done lots of miles and no effect on economy or ride.

Also experimented with tyre pressure on rears as the standard ride in the mk2 jazz is not the best
 Settled on 27.5 which is lovely, but raise this is carrying a load or fat passengers!

Hope that helps anyone that likes to choose their tyres, like me!

[guest5877]

Would this still leave you insured?

[culzean]

Only two tyres on tyre information sticker are 185/55 R15  and 175/65 R16  so insurance may be affected if you fit other sizes.

 195/55 R16 will affect speedo reading as well by about 2% under (speedo will say your car is traveling slower than it actually  is where normally speedo will read over by 1 or 2 mph)  means you are more likely to get a ticket LOL

[guest1372]

There is quite a lot of variation in tyre size/shape for a given size between manufacturers, and more than 2% change in circumference between 7mm tread and legal minimum.

The Bridgestone RE040 have quite a square shoulder compared to the Pirelli & Yokohama I've also had, with a resultant stiffer ride.  The alloy protection is down to design, Avon ZV5 has rim flange protection which actually sits well on the rim, protects from scuffs and does look better as well as the side wall is flat and does not curve in to the bead.
These have all been on a GD1 with 15" alloy where the choice is also limited and the wider tyre is cheaper.

Would stick with recommended sizes on all versions of the Jazz, with pressures at top end of range.
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TG