Anyone replaced 17" Peugeot 3008 wheels with 15" wheels for a softer ride? I have 225/50R17 Thes

neilmcl

Any reason why you;re starting a new thread on this?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6167342/anyone-replaced-17-peugeot-3008-wheels-with-15-wheels-for-a-softer-ride-i-have-225-50r17-thes#latest

Scrapit

155 width on a 17 inch rim? Is that a thing?

AdrianC

155?

They're very, VERY narrow. WAY too narrow for a car that size. I doubt they're load rated sufficiently. Your insurer would wash their hands of you in the event of a claim.

MinuteNoodles

The 155/70 is but you will need to change the wheels if the normal fitment is a 225 wide tyre as the rims will be too wide to fit a 155 width tyre.

forgotmyname

GS.. said:

Which is softer ride

225/50R17 or 155/70R17?

If only it was that simple.  Find 10 brands of tyres and your likely to find 10 variations where the
same 225/50 tyre varies in ride comfort.

benbay001

All other things equal..
The difference in sidewall is 3mm (or 2%) in favour of the 17s, which is tiny.
Ontop of this, the 17s would have a much greater volume of air inside them that could be compressed over every bump.
In favour of the 15s.. they would be lighter, reducing your unsprung mass making the ride better.
On balance im going with the 17s.
Just IMHO
Id love to know the foundation of this question?

molerat

benbay001 said:

Id love to know the foundation of this question?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6167342/anyone-replaced-17-peugeot-3008-wheels-with-15-wheels-for-a-softer-ride-i-have-225-50r17-thes#latest

AdrianC

benbay001 said:

All other things equal..
The difference in sidewall is 3mm (or 2%) in favour of the 17s, which is tiny.
Ontop of this, the 17s would have a much greater volume of air inside them that could be compressed over every bump.
In favour of the 15s.. they would be lighter, reducing your unsprung mass making the ride better.
On balance im going with the 17s.
Just IMHO
Id love to know the foundation of this question?

Umm, they're both 17s.

benbay001

AdrianC said:

benbay001 said:

All other things equal..
The difference in sidewall is 3mm (or 2%) in favour of the 17s, which is tiny.
Ontop of this, the 17s would have a much greater volume of air inside them that could be compressed over every bump.
In favour of the 15s.. they would be lighter, reducing your unsprung mass making the ride better.
On balance im going with the 17s.
Just IMHO
Id love to know the foundation of this question?

Umm, they're both 17s.

I was just testing
the percentage difference is the same, as second number on a tyre is a ratio of width to sidewall.

Herzlos

Does the tyre pressure sticker give you options for comfort and heavy load? Using the lower pressure setting will give you a softer ride (whilst using more fuel).