tyre size

[chrisgriffiths]

Hi everyone
I've got to buy a couple of tyres for Mable. St present she's running on standard wheels with 145 x 14 tyres. Can I change the tyres to say 165 x 14. And if do what difference will it make if any. Could I also ask if I could fit two tyres of this size on the back and change the front tyres at s later date to match
Cheers

Chris

[mike.perry]

!65 tyres are too wide for standard wheels, stick to 145/80/14 or 155/80/14

[bmcecosse]

Even the 155 are really too wide for standard wheels.....ideal for the 4.5" Van wheels.

[TFM150K]

The beauty of 155x14 tyres is that they are fitted to Toyota Aygos, Citroen C1s and others.The choice, therefore, is better and the price more affordable (and, maybe, even negotiable)! I would agree with bmc that they are technically a bit wide but I have been using them for (seems like) thousands of years now with no probs. I always use a tube (moggy rims were not designed for tubeless) so avoid tyres with sharp rings inside. The new wider rims being touted by ESM, Ware enterprises and others have a bead so can be used tubeless - think Minor Developments did some a few years ago, too.

[bmcecosse]

As I have pointed out already - these 155 tyres you see on moderns will NOT be 80 section, and so will give a smaller rolling radius. They will also be fitted to wider wheels on the moderns - NOT 3.5 " wide Minor wheels !

[IslipMinor]

The tyres for the Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo are 155/65 x 14, which are about 5% smaller in rolling radius than the correct size for the Minor, 145/80x14.

[bmcecosse]

And I bet it doesn't have them on 3.5" wheels......which will flex the side walls horribly...