KA tyre sizes?

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:28

My mate has just bought a KA :rolleyes:

and he reckons he has to replace all the tyres as the ones on there at the moment are 155s and he says he has to have 165s, I wouldn't of thought they'd be a lot of difference, he also reckons his insurance is invalid because of it?

Rich1988 · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:36

if he sticks alloys on and doesnt declare them but I really cant see just new tyres/steelies invalidating insurance or wheel size. I went from 165/65/14 now have 185/55/15 but they are alloys so you have to declare them but not if its just tyres/steelies I would have thought.

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:38

JUst found out its because the spare is a 165 and all the others are 155s, so he just needs to get a 155 for the spare, he is one of the hardest people on earth to talk to lol

Rich1988 · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:41

ah ok fair enough, so he isnt changing all his tyres just getting a new spare?

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:43

Well at first he was going to change all four from 155s to 165s to match the spare wheel but I talked some sense into him so he will change the spare instead.

Rich1988 · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:43

if he has 4 other good tyres that would be the sensible thing to do

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:49

This guy drives me mad, he now says

Him:
my tyres are no good

Him:
i have 155/65 - the one on there [tyre website] is 155/70

Him:
so the three types for my car are 155/70, 165/65 and 165/60

Me:
65 and 70 is just the profile of the tyre, 65 is lower profile

Him:
yeah but if 65 isnt listed for my car, direct line wont pay out because theyre not standard

I'm right aren't I?

ZG002 · 12 Sep 2006 at 19:54

Get him slapped lol.. just tell him to buy what ever tyres to be honest.. its his money not yours

Sirrel Squirrel · 12 Sep 2006 at 20:00

**** it, I'll just let him blow his money on new tyres, like talking to a sodding brick wall.

ZG002 · 12 Sep 2006 at 20:03

i have a few mates like that.. drives me crazy also lol