195/55R16 ET35, 195/60R15 ET34, and 205/50R16 ET35 have all been fitted without rubbing. The chart below shows the actual inflated width of these tyres. Notice that a 195/55R16 fitted to a 6J rim is a lot narrower than a 205/50R16 fitted to a 7J rim...so will have a lot more clearance.
Actual inflated width of tyre
195/55R16 fitted to 6J rim 201mm
195/60R15 fitted to 6.5J rim 207mm
205/50R16 fitted to 7J rim 220mm
timmus 23 Jun 2017
"205/50R16 is a commonly used tyre size that is known to give no issues when fitted to alloys with a suitable offset"
Hello All, I have recently purchased an Audi A2, so far I am loving ownership, however today I have had a passenger in with me and I think that I heard the wheel catching the wheel arch and/or liner now the wheels that are on the car are 205/50R16. I can't see any physical damage to the arch or...
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Providence 31 Oct 2019
No rubbing with a 195/60R15 6.5Jx15 ET34
Please see below a picture of my car. I obtained these wheels from A2Steve (thanks mate) and have immediately put some new Bridgestone Turanzas on them. The comfort level has improved very much over the RS4 215/40 R17 that they have replaced. In theory I have : Improved ride. Slimmer tyres...
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Jeff Sutcliffe 2 Oct 2020
"I had 195/55R16 on standard SE wheels...they didn't cause any problems and the speedo was absolutely accurate"
Hi all, I am not entirely sure if this size really fit, it is not on the ''definite sticky thread'' but as I searched through other posts there are several confirmations that this tyre size is ok and without any rubbing (for example on TT 16 7J ET31 wheels) but I would be really greatful if...
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Robin_Cox 2 Oct 2020
"I have a set of summer and a set of winters in this size (195/55R16) - they work fine"
Hi all, I am not entirely sure if this size really fit, it is not on the ''definite sticky thread'' but as I searched through other posts there are several confirmations that this tyre size is ok and without any rubbing (for example on TT 16 7J ET31 wheels) but I would be really greatful if...
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If in doubt about rubbing with the 6Jx16 ET35 rim, simply fit a more modest 185/55R16 or 195/50R16 tyre size. However, VAG now do a steel rim in the 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 specification, as linked to below. There really is no need to risk an expensive full set of four wheels to check for rubbing...just use one cheap steel rim and check in all four positions on the car. If there's no rubbing, then the steel rim can be used as a full size spare...although it's a little wide to fit in the spare wheel well...175/60R15 5.5Jx15 ET34 fits in the spare wheel well.
Alcar 6664 6Jx16 ET35 5/100 57.1 steel rim (same specification as SE alloy rim, so ideal for use as a full size spare)
ALCAR 6664 6.0x16 Offset: 35. Rim type : STEEL. Bolt pattern : 5/100.
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