Tyre size advice

Started by alfa75gta, January 02, 2016, 05:04:15 PM

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alfa75gta

I have 16X7.5" rims to fit to my Alfetta but i want to avoid fitting wide tyres as the steering suffers resulting in reduced finesse and heaviness at parking speeds.

Does anyone know if 205/50 section tyres will be reasonable on 7.5" rims? Or will they be too stretched? Any photos of this application would be appreciated. Otherwise i'll go for 215/45's.

Thanks
Nigel
1990 Alfa 75 3.0
1986 Giulietta 2.0
1985 Giulietta 2.0
1982 Alfetta 3.0
1978 Alfetta GTV
1970 Giulia 1600 Super
1964 Giulia 1600 Ti

Steve S

It will depend on the tyre but overall it would not be "stretched". The early Fiat Coupe 20VT has 205/50 on 16x7 as standard.



alfa75gta

Ok cheers!

My Alfa 75 has 205 50's on 7" rims but i wondered if the extra half inch would stretch just a little too much
1990 Alfa 75 3.0
1986 Giulietta 2.0
1985 Giulietta 2.0
1982 Alfetta 3.0
1978 Alfetta GTV
1970 Giulia 1600 Super
1964 Giulia 1600 Ti