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Old 16-02-2010, 08:08 PM
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Question Confusion!!

Hi
First Post so please forgive me if I have put this in the wrong section.

Have just bought a mk6 escort cabriolet with 16" Mondeo st24 rims on. The tyre size on the front is 205/50ZR16 and on the back 205/55ZR16.
However all the tyres need replacing...but.....I have read the manual and it does not mention the Cabriolet having 16" wheels only 15".
So two questions really:
1) Is this why my speedo is reading slightly wrong due to having wrong size tyres ?

2) What is the correct tyre size I should have?

Thank you very much for any help

Cheers

Rob
Old 16-02-2010, 09:33 PM
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You are right diffrerent size wheels can affect speedo reading, what sort of tyres are they, in not sure but I'm with you I think they would be 14/15" as standard.

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Old 16-02-2010, 10:51 PM
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Default tyres

Originally Posted by Rob888
Hi
First Post so please forgive me if I have put this in the wrong section.

Have just bought a mk6 escort cabriolet with 16" Mondeo st24 rims on. The tyre size on the front is 205/50ZR16 and on the back 205/55ZR16.
However all the tyres need replacing...but.....I have read the manual and it does not mention the Cabriolet having 16" wheels only 15".
So two questions really:
1) Is this why my speedo is reading slightly wrong due to having wrong size tyres ?

2) What is the correct tyre size I should have?

Thank you very much for any help

Cheers

Rob
hello mate you can run it on 16s but i wood put 205/45r16 on the front and on the back this should make it better .

chris.
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