Toyota Yaris SR (1.8) Reducing Alloy Wheel Size
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So I want to get some winter wheels / tyres for my Yaris.
It's a 1.8SR which comes with 17" (x7) wheels and 205/45/17 tyres as standard. It's slightly different from most Yaris in that it has rear disk brakes instead of drums.
Looking at tyre size calculators I've estimated that I can reduce to 15" (x5.5) wheels with 185/60/15 tyres.
Websites used:
http://www.wheelfitment.eu/car/Toyota/Yaris%20II%2...
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
Has anyone also gone smaller successfully?
Assuming the ET is kept the same (+45) will the smaller wheels fit?
Am I going about this the hard way?
It's a 1.8SR which comes with 17" (x7) wheels and 205/45/17 tyres as standard. It's slightly different from most Yaris in that it has rear disk brakes instead of drums.
Looking at tyre size calculators I've estimated that I can reduce to 15" (x5.5) wheels with 185/60/15 tyres.
Websites used:
http://www.wheelfitment.eu/car/Toyota/Yaris%20II%2...
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
Has anyone also gone smaller successfully?
Assuming the ET is kept the same (+45) will the smaller wheels fit?
Am I going about this the hard way?
itch said:
So I want to get some winter wheels / tyres for my Yaris.
It's a 1.8SR which comes with 17" (x7) wheels and 205/45/17 tyres as standard. It's slightly different from most Yaris in that it has rear disk brakes instead of drums.
Looking at tyre size calculators I've estimated that I can reduce to 15" (x5.5) wheels with 185/60/15 tyres.
Websites used:
http://www.wheelfitment.eu/car/Toyota/Yaris%20II%2...
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
Has anyone also gone smaller successfully?
Assuming the ET is kept the same (+45) will the smaller wheels fit?
Am I going about this the hard way?
I went from 205/45 16 down to 165/65 14 I think with no problems. I found in the snow the skinnier the better. I didn't have any trouble with insurance either, just had to let them know when I swapped them back.
Have a look at www.mytyres.co.uk they do steel wheel/winter tyre packages, I got some last year for my Fiesta from them. They agree with your tyre size calculations by the way. I bought Vredestein Snowtracs which they also do for your car. I had run Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes on my Subaru for 4 years with no problems. Great tyres.
It's a 1.8SR which comes with 17" (x7) wheels and 205/45/17 tyres as standard. It's slightly different from most Yaris in that it has rear disk brakes instead of drums.
Looking at tyre size calculators I've estimated that I can reduce to 15" (x5.5) wheels with 185/60/15 tyres.
Websites used:
http://www.wheelfitment.eu/car/Toyota/Yaris%20II%2...
http://www.rimsntires.com/specs.jsp
Has anyone also gone smaller successfully?
Assuming the ET is kept the same (+45) will the smaller wheels fit?
Am I going about this the hard way?
I went from 205/45 16 down to 165/65 14 I think with no problems. I found in the snow the skinnier the better. I didn't have any trouble with insurance either, just had to let them know when I swapped them back.
Have a look at www.mytyres.co.uk they do steel wheel/winter tyre packages, I got some last year for my Fiesta from them. They agree with your tyre size calculations by the way. I bought Vredestein Snowtracs which they also do for your car. I had run Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes on my Subaru for 4 years with no problems. Great tyres.
Edited by Russ T Bolt on Sunday 26th August 19:03
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