[nmartin]

Hi,

1. I want to ask you wich is the best tyres for MINI?

2. Runflat or not?

I have 195 55 R16 Runflat

I'm thinking to by regular non Runflat....

3. What kind of tyres do you have?

[slim_boy_fat]

Quote: Originally Posted by nmartin (original)

Hi,

1. I want to ask you wich is the best tyres for MINI?

2. Runflat or not?

I have 195 55 R16 Runflat

I'm thinking to by regular non Runflat....

3. What kind of tyres do you have?

Not the same model as you but i moverd to non runflats and they are great, big difference in ride quality.

[cristo]

I originally got Bridgestone PP S-03 tires for my summer tires in 205/50/16 size for 16x7 rims.
Excellent dry and wet, stiff sidewalls for a non runflat and a little on the heavy side,
and not good in cold weather and useless in snow, but I have winter tires on 15" rims for that.
As the Bridgestone S-03 is no longer made and the originals eventually wore down ...
Now have Dunlop SportMaxx in the same size for summer tires. Almost as good in the dry,
almost to about as good in the wet, better ride, lower weight and cost, but softer sidewalls
with less crisp turn in.
Was also thinking about the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 which are probably a little better than
the Dunlops, but I didn't like the tread pattern visually myself.

[nmartin]

Quote: Originally Posted by cristo (original)

I originally got Bridgestone PP S-03 tires for my summer tires in 205/50/16 size for 16x7 rims.

As I understood you put 205/50/16 on 16x7 rims?
I have 16x7 rims and I have 195/55/16 size, that means that I can put 205/50/16 ?

[MINIAC]

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[cristo]

Quote: Originally Posted by nmartin (original)

As I understood you put 205/50/16 on 16x7 rims?
I have 16x7 rims and I have 195/55/16 size, that means that I can put 205/50/16 ?

yep, they're .37 inches less diameter than the 195/55/16 (1.5% shorter), but actually .11"
taller than the 175/65/15s and .19" shorter than the 205/45/17s, so they're in the range
of the oem tires offered. 205s will also fit fine on a oem 16x6.5 rim.

[theminiv]

Hey, I have a 175/65/15 oem Rockey alloys. What other tyres could I fit onto these without affecting road safety and speed readout.
??

[mab01uk]

Quote: Originally Posted by theminiv (original)

Hey, I have a 175/65/15 oem Rockey alloys. What other tyres could I fit onto these without affecting road safety and speed readout.
??

This Tyre Size Calculator works it all out for you:-
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[MINIAC]

Quote: Originally Posted by theminiv (original)

Hey, I have a 175/65/15 oem Rockey alloys. What other tyres could I fit onto these without affecting road safety and speed readout.
??

195/60-15 or 205/55-15

[NeuroBeaker]

Quote: Originally Posted by theminiv (original)

Hey, I have a 175/65/15 oem Rockey alloys. What other tyres could I fit onto these without affecting road safety and speed readout.
??

I fitted 205/55/R15 tyres as MINIAC suggested. Speed readout overestimates speed by about 0.33% more than it did before - so it's effectively the same.

What I did notice is that you get a lot more feedback from the road through the steering wheel. At low speeds the wheel wants to turn more in your hands when you go over a bump with just one tyre. It was a little odd at first, but you quickly get used to it. The feel of the car when driving quickly is awesome and it talks to you so much through the steering wheel - it's just phenomenal when you're out for a hard drive, so much grip too.

Kumha ECSTA SPT KU31 - great tyre and pretty cheap too.

One thing I found out though, is that if you're going to be using tyre equivalence, the tyre companies recommend that you use a higher-than-standard speed rating and load index on the tyre.

My previous fitment was 175/65/R15 84H (I upped this from 84T to have greater safety margins in the tyres)

My new fitment is 205/55/R15 88V.

Good luck!
Andrew.