Honda Civic 2017 - Narrower rims and tyres

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Sun 27 Dec 2020 15:31
Honda Civic 2017 - Narrower rims and tyres - Andy SM
My car came with 235/45 r17 summer tyres and the wheels are 7inches in diameter.
I bought another set of 6.5 inch rims to fit winter tyres to, also 233/45/17 . I have used the winter tyres for two seasons .
However one of the tyres suffered tears internally and another developed a mushroom on the outer wall so i have had to replace two of the four winter tyres after about 8000 miles .
These were expensive Continental tyres and i was led to believe that the half inch difference in the rim diameter would not be a problem but given the damage , i am now not so sure
. It ‘s a comfortable ride at the recommendation 32 psi But should i inflate the tyres a bit more to prevent damage
Thank you in advance
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Tue 29 Dec 2020 22:15
Honda Civic 2017 - Narrower rims and tyres - focussed

For a 6.5 inch wide rim, the minimum tyre width is 185 mm, the recommended tyre width is 195 to 205 and the maximum width is 215mm.

For your 7 inch standard rims the maximum fitted tyre width should be 225 mm.

www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/tyre-equivalence-advi...l

Just stick to the correct tyre width for the rim width.

Possible MOT failure if the tester is on the ball and insurance company denial of claim in the event of an accident.

Edited by focussed on 29/12/2020 at 22:18

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