NOT VW QUESTION 180 65 340 TYRES ANY IDEAS WHAT THEY FIT ?

Post by **purple ronnie** » 10 Dec 2006, 17:37

HELP I'm at a loss can any one tell me what these tyres are supposed to fit i was told they are for a montego but have been told by a couple of ebayers they don't fit theirs so has any one here got any idea ? 180 65 340 MICHELIN TRX
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1
sorry it's not a vw question but I'm clean out of ideas cheers MATT

Post by **Ivorblueun** » 10 Dec 2006, 18:35

I seem to recall that some of the austin/rover range had odd tyre sizes i.e the diameter was in metric as opposed to inches in the early to mid 90's so that would read as 340mm, bigger than 13 smaller than 14 inch rim. thing is
some models seem to have the metric and others the imperial.

Post by **kevtherev** » 10 Dec 2006, 22:13

yes it's a metric tyre for a metric rim

Post by **Simon Baxter** » 10 Dec 2006, 23:04

160 -65 - 315 were Metro
and 180 -65 -365 were maestro/montego as far as I remember from my old days at the tyre shop.
Not sure what the 340's were from.

Post by **dink** » 11 Dec 2006, 18:24

metric tyres have a smaller extra bead more flexable the the regular bead
i've torn more than a few trying to fit them in the past

there is no way they'd fit on an imperial measure rim, even if you found one close

Post by **purple ronnie** » 13 Dec 2006, 20:35

thank's all looks like i'm stuck with all 11 then lol

Post by **Ivor Brownun** » 13 Dec 2006, 21:05

Have a hint of a memory of someone saying one of the Citroens had a weird tyre size, sorry I can't be more specific but it was a few years ago.