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hi all

right then, i bought a set of four penta's from vanfest for my t25 with a good set of 195/60 R15's on i think the alloys are 15" but measuring across i get 16 1/2"?? the tyres are also marked R16 futher round the tyre.

as usual it was, what i thougt, a clever impulse buy killing two birds with one stone (i need a set of tyres for my mot, and ive been after some alloys for a while)

after realizing that i was gonna have to fit longer studs etc i also realized that my spare (the same as all my present tyres) is a standard steely with a 185 (theres no profile number on the tyre theyre michelain mx's) R14 and hence will cobble the mot.

Questions........

1. if i fit a matching (195/60 R15) tyre (i presume you can do this) to the spare steel wheel would it pass the mot?

2. am i right in thinking that its gonna cost me about £100 to buy and have someone fit the studs etc?

3. will this increase in tyre size be ok? (without the profile number i cant check on the tyre calculators)

4. if i decide iv cocked up does anyone know what theyre worth? the tyres have only had about 1000miles on em (so i was told, there is loads of tread, nearly new!) i payed £200 does that sound about right.

im gettin stressed about this iv been without the van now for about 3 weeks and its gettin to me, so any advice would be great, sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, i did search first.

many thanks

chris

Which are they 15" or 16".

THey should have their size stamped somewher eon the actual rim, have a look and post up what you find.

As for the spare that's fine, it doesn't need to be the same size as the rest for the MOT and if you use it it'll only be for a short period. Most modern cars have a smaller spare anyway (SPace savers etc). Infact for an MOT you don't even need a spare, but if you have one it must have legal tread.

Hope that helps fella, I have no idea about the studs and stuff as my pentas where on my van when I bought it.

Nick

Ive a set of 16" pentas. Theyre fantastic wheels. It will be stamped near the middle what size the wheels actually are. Mine say 8Jx16 for example. As far as studs are concerned, so long as the holes in the wheels are big enough for the studs to go through, just get the appropriate wheel nuts ( tapered, as opposed to rounded) and youre sorted.

they're 15", the number on the rim is 7Jx15H2, thats good to hear about the spare Nick, thanks for that.

about the studs though, i know i can just replace the bolts up front but i thought i'd definately have to get the studs at the back replaced, i was gonna ask about wether the bolts/nuts would be tapered or rounded but you answered that one i suppose theres no harm in tryin the existing rears with some new bolts, if they fall short i aint wasted any money, just have to spend some more.

gotta pop the new exhaust on first mind

ta