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If I dropped to 16 rims what size tyres do I need?

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My ride is far too hard on low profile tyres. So decided in going to buy some regular profile tyres
I have Peugeot 3008 hybrid
235 / 45 R18 94w

If I dropped to 16 rims what size tyres do I need?
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  • JohnM5206
    JohnM5206 Posts: 136 Forumite
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    Is this the current 3008 or that sold up until 2016?
    Can you not check what the car was originally sold with:
    If you do go for 16" rims then you need 215/60 R16

    Alternative sizes:
    225/50 R17
    235/45 R18

    HTH
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Open the door and look around for a sticker that gives the correct tyre pressures for your car. It will also give all the alternative wheel sizes that can be used, usually you can drop down a size but you may not be able to drop down to 16" wheels for your car.
  • wgl2014
    wgl2014 Posts: 1,144 Forumite
    Bear in mind that a smaller wheel may not clear your brakes.
  • Mine is 2013 model and the low profiles are original but I also came up with 215/60 R16 so might go for these
    JohnM5206 wrote: »
    Is this the current 3008 or that sold up until 2016?
    Can you not check what the car was originally sold with:
    If you do go for 16" rims then you need 215/60 R16

    Alternative sizes:
    225/50 R17
    235/45 R18

    HTH
    If I ruled the world.......
  • Mercdriver
    Mercdriver Posts: 3,898 Forumite
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    Will it not also affect your speedometer? I'm not particularly tech minded, but a different diameter will affect the measurement of speed, will it not? If not, ai am ecstatic to be corrected... ;)
  • Johnmcl7
    Johnmcl7 Posts: 2,838 Forumite
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    Mercdriver wrote: »
    Will it not also affect your speedometer? I'm not particularly tech minded, but a different diameter will affect the measurement of speed, will it not? If not, ai am ecstatic to be corrected... ;)

    The diameter will be the same as the tyre will be a larger profile to account for the smaller wheel.
  • wgl2014
    wgl2014 Posts: 1,144 Forumite
    Mercdriver wrote: »
    Will it not also affect your speedometer? I'm not particularly tech minded, but a different diameter will affect the measurement of speed, will it not? If not, ai am ecstatic to be corrected... ;)

    It may, however if you take a look at the link posted earlier in the thread it allows you to enter two different tyre sizes and see what difference (if any) there is in diameter.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    Mine is 2013 model and the low profiles are original but I also came up with 215/60 R16 so might go for these
    Have you actually checked whether a 16" wheel is a valid alternative for your model as advised earlier?
  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,741 Forumite
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    Mine is 2013 model and the low profiles are original but I also came up with 215/60 R16 so might go for these

    215 width are going to look skinny after 235s.
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