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10th December 2014, 11:52 AM
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20" tyre sizes
Hi.
Finally off to view/buy those 20" alloys, previously mentioned, on Sunday. I just thought I'd do the maths on the tyre sizes........... My current tyres (255/40 18) give a rolling circumference of 207.7 CM. The new tyres (265/40/20) give a rolling circum of 226.2 CM......Unless I've done my maths wrong! This is quite a difference! Has anyone here jumped from 255/40/18 to a similar sized (265/40) on a 20" wheel, or have they opted for a smaller profile to get the circumference closer. Or...........is it not an issue in the whole scheme of things? Obviously, the speedo would under read a tad. Thanks
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10th December 2014, 12:22 PM
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Is this for the D2 or D3? 255/40R18 seems small for either......
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#3
10th December 2014, 01:18 PM
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http://www.willtheyfit.com/
What's the width of the wheels? That plays on what tyres you fit. 255/45/18 is the correct size for the D3s with 8j wheels. The fuel cap lists the correct sizes for each size OEM alloys for D3s.
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#4
10th December 2014, 05:30 PM
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Just corrected my previous mistake re tyre size - oops! The car I have is a D3 and the potential 20" rims are 9" wide. The tyres already fitted to them are 265/40/20. These are D4 alloys so will require a spigot ring to take up the bigger wheel bore.
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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#5
10th December 2014, 05:26 PM
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I put 255/40/18 because they are the tyres (on genuine RS6 rims) that I currently have for sale - I've brainwashed myself!! So - thanks for pointing that out. The car is a D3 and the tyres are 255/45/18. This makes the circumference 215.76 cm, which closes the gap a tad.
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Current: Graphite grey 2016 q7 3.0 (4m) Night blue - 2005 D3 4.2 TDi LWB My pride and joy - 1991 ur 20v quattro (owned since 2003). BMW 645 (Need to sell now I have 2 A8s....) Previous cars A8 D4 4.2tdi lwb (2011) A4 cab 3.0 Quattro petrol (2005) T5 Caravelle exec 2.5 (2006) A8 D2 3.7 quattro sport (2001) A8 D3 4.2 quattro (2003) A6 4.2 quattro avant (1999) A6 2.8 quattro (1998) Audi Coupe 2.6E (1993) Carlton 3.0 GSI
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