What size tyres for my wheels? Help me before I go mad!

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21 April 2009, 07:24 PM

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What size tyres for my wheels? Help me before I go mad!

The new wheels are 5 x 100 ET48 and say 7J 17 H2 on the inside so will my current 215/45 ZR17 tyres fit?

It's too confusing all this wheel/tyre size rubbish

Why can't they just stick to one set of numbers?

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23 April 2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Scoobychick

The new wheels are 5 x 100 ET48 and say 7J 17 H2 on the inside so will my current 215/45 ZR17 tyres fit?

It's too confusing all this wheel/tyre size rubbish

Why can't they just stick to one set of numbers?

Yes they will fit perfectly. Your wheels are 7 inches wide - 215 width tyres are perfect for that width rim.

See here for some light bed-time reading.
Scroll down to 'An ideal rim-width calculator'
Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 2 of 2

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Originally Posted by Scoobychick

The new wheels are 5 x 100 ET48 and say 7J 17 H2 on the inside so will my current 215/45 ZR17 tyres fit?

It's too confusing all this wheel/tyre size rubbish

Why can't they just stick to one set of numbers?

If you want the wrong size wheels for your car i might be able to help

My last set of wheels were ET40, Team Dynamics and i had no problem for 6 years until i put the wrong size wheels on. My tyres are 225/40/17 hth