Tire and Rim Size: The Guide to the Perfect Duo!

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You wonder which tires fit on your rims and which ones tire width with which wheel size harmonizes? You are not alone with this mind game! Choosing the right tires is a crucial factor in giving your car the sporty look you are looking for without compromising safety. Let's take a look at what defines wide tires, how they affect your car's performance, and how you can use them optimal tire-rim combination find for your car!

Your tire and rim guide

driving pleasure and safety – these are the goals that every driver pursues. Here's the good news: You can both with the right choice of tires! But beware, a bad choice can also have the opposite effect. Why? Because your tires are the only point of contact between the vehicle and the road. They provide the necessary grip when braking and cornering as well as when accelerating the vehicle. Therefore they must perfect fit on the rims. So the correct matching of tire size and rim size is that A and O.

Give me wide tires!

Can we agree that wide tires visually enhance your car? Definitive! But the wider tires do more than that: They improve the Braking power and handling your car. As our cars keep getting bigger and stronger - see the SUV trend that's been going on for decades - the choice of tires is also getting wider. But wide tires also have them Disadvantages: They cost more, wear out faster and increase fuel consumption. In addition, they are more prone to aquaplaning. So it is important to consider. Wide tires with a relatively high cross-section are a good compromise here.

Would you like a little more? And what does the TÜV say about it?

Are you wondering why there aren't many more approved tire sizes? TÜV accepted only Tires with a maximum rolling circumference -2 percent to +1,5 percent differs from the standard model. And consider the speedometer display can be influenced by changing the tire dimension. It is important that your speedometer never less than actual speed indicating to a Speedometer adjustment to avoid. However, a little upward leeway is fine: Your speedometer can go up to 7% more view than you actually drive. To one benchmark To find out whether the desired new tire dimensions have a negative effect on the speedometer or not, simply enter the data for the previous and new tire dimensions our tire calculator. And attention: When changing to wider tires, the chassis must also be adjusted.

Look at the table: perfect combination of tires & rims!

Still wondering which tires fit on which rims? No problem! We have created a table based on the ETRTO (European Tire and Rim Technical Organization) formulas. Here you can see at a glance which tire-rim combinations are possible. Important here: The rim width is given in inches, the tire width in millimeters. The table gives you information for rims from 5 inches (approx. 13 cm) to 12,5 inches (approx. 32 cm). The second value in the tire size indicates the ratio of tire width to tire height in percent. Remember: The lower the tire flank and the wider the tire installed, the sportier the case is!

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