pwcars
Newbie
Hi - my D5 V60 is a lovely drive, but came with 215/50/17 tyres.
I took a calculated gamble by fitting a set of Kumho 235/50/17 tyres which worked out really well. With another cm of tyre width either side of the alloys there is much better protection of the rims; the handling is still superb; the ride is much improved because there's anther cm of tyre between the wheel and the tarmac - and the speedo now reads correctly as it was 3% optimistic before.
Those nice people at Event-tyres only charged £450 total for the set - and I'll use the original tyres to upgrade one of our V50 from 205 to 215 width. The beauty of it is that the wider tyres cost the same as the narrower sections and should last longer. Because they aren't low profile they don't tram line either. Lastly, there's less chance of bending a rim or bursting a tyre on the dried-up riverbeds that have replaced the roads in South Bucks... All in all a great result!
I took a calculated gamble by fitting a set of Kumho 235/50/17 tyres which worked out really well. With another cm of tyre width either side of the alloys there is much better protection of the rims; the handling is still superb; the ride is much improved because there's anther cm of tyre between the wheel and the tarmac - and the speedo now reads correctly as it was 3% optimistic before.
Those nice people at Event-tyres only charged £450 total for the set - and I'll use the original tyres to upgrade one of our V50 from 205 to 215 width. The beauty of it is that the wider tyres cost the same as the narrower sections and should last longer. Because they aren't low profile they don't tram line either. Lastly, there's less chance of bending a rim or bursting a tyre on the dried-up riverbeds that have replaced the roads in South Bucks... All in all a great result!
