SpanishTony
Active Member
Picked up 4 new Goodyear Wranglers for my P38 today, didn't realise they inflated them with nitrogen these days
DavidMcMahon
New Member
How much did they cost, and pictures?
SpanishTony
Active Member
Will try and get a photo later, £400 for all four fitted, 235/70 R16
Should be 255/65/16 on P38. Why would you fit 235 tyres?
JohnnyCrash
New Member
that is some stretch! can see one coming off the rim in no time!!
SpanishTony
Active Member
Well it originally had that size tyre and according to my handbook 235/70 should be used with 7J x 16 wheels.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
What year car is it, must be very early to have 7J rims. In which case 235s are correct.
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SpanishTony
Active Member
It's a 1998 R reg 2.5 DSE Auto
7J alloy wheels were fitted up to chassis number VA376579 would think a 1998 would be WA prefix. Unless VA was 1997 to very early 1998. If that's what you have you fitted the correct tyres.
This made me check mine on my '98 2.5 dse auto.
255/55R18
Then remembered that previous owner has changed the wheels for later ones.
As these wheels are 2 inch bigger, might expalin why my MPG figures always read worse than they feel.
Will have to get sat nav rigged up and check distance/speed with what the car thinks it is doing.
255/55R18
Then remembered that previous owner has changed the wheels for later ones.
As these wheels are 2 inch bigger, might expalin why my MPG figures always read worse than they feel.
Will have to get sat nav rigged up and check distance/speed with what the car thinks it is doing.
Depends what tyres are fitted, 18" wheels are also used as standard on the P38. 8J/16s use 255/65 tyres, 8J/18s use 255/55 tyres. Both give same rolling radius. So speedo readings and fuel computer readings are the same. If you have different aspect ratio tyres fitted that would throw the speedo and fuel computer readings out.
