What tyres can you fit on 5.5 15 fuchs

[Harvey Weidman]

Pirelli centurion p1 195/65 15?

Good size choice for your application.
All the response here is good.
The short answer is the 195/65..We don't use the P1 so I can't comment. There are many others in that size to choose from.
We use from 165 for show cars to 205/60 for racing.
Short tires are acceptable and fun on Porsches but taller (than stock) ones frequently interfere with the turning...and loose acceleration...and make the speedo off in a bad way.
Shop for the 195/65 in something soft...not long lasting as they usually don't preform as well.
JMHO
H

[hesaputz]

A question of your goals here, Rich. The 185/65 front, 195/60 rear setup handles considerably better than stock 185/70 tires. They require a different alignment because they have a modern profile.They're an inch shorter than the 185/70, so the car is immediately 1/2 inch lower, and the extra tread width is immediately apparent in the cars handling.
The downside is that they don't look authentic; the slightly bulgy and shorter modern sidewalls, lower height, and extra width are pretty obvious to a practiced eye - the car has a more modern stance.

[Richsmith901]

Looks like 185 70 to 195 65 is a <1% drop in circumference

Marginal benefit of driving slower than speedo!

Speedo Reading Actual Speed
20 mph (32.19 km/h) 19.83 mph (31.91 km/h)
25 mph (40.23 km/h) 24.79 mph (39.89 km/h)
30 mph (48.28 km/h) 29.74 mph (47.87 km/h)
35 mph (56.33 km/h) 34.7 mph (55.84 km/h)
40 mph (64.37 km/h) 39.66 mph (63.82 km/h)
45 mph (72.42 km/h) 44.61 mph (71.8 km/h)
50 mph (80.47 km/h) 49.57 mph (79.78 km/h)
55 mph (88.51 km/h) 54.53 mph (87.75 km/h)
60 mph (96.56 km/h) 59.48 mph (95.73 km/h)
65 mph (104.61 km/h) 64.44 mph (103.71 km/h)

[Harvey Weidman]

Hey Rich let me know if your speedo is within 1%. Mine is all stock and almost 3% off.
BTW Tire company to tire company varies more than 1%.
H

[Richsmith901]

I'm quite sure it is not accurate to 1%, indeed, it is currently sitting in a box, over ten miles from the gear box which is 2 miles from the bodywork! I was more interested if the difference was 5%-10%.

Hoping to get car back on the road in September..

Paint should be on again in July.



Rich

[MTemp]

Rich,

Vintage Tyres in Beaulieu, Hants normally have Vredstein 185/70 15's in stock and at very reasonable prices.

Mick

[graemel]

Use a gps system to verify your speed. My 3.2 Carrera speedo is about 10% too optimistic. My F150 lightning speedo is bang on.

[Bullethead]

Any photos ?

None that really show detail.

[joegt3cup]

Thanks looks great !

[craig912]

I too like 185/70 15's by Vredestein as they are reasonably priced compared to the Michelins and still offer the vintage tread pattern.