Can you put steel 15 inch rims with 185 60 tyres on a fabia with 16 inch rims 214 45 ?

[dadumtish]

wondering if they will clear the disk brakes front and rear ?  

[Carlston]

15" wheels will fit, as the Fabia doesn't use front discs bigger than 288mm diameter.

Skoda Fabia 2020 1.0TSi

– Generation: Mk3 NJ Facelift [2019 .. 2022]  

– Market: EUDM 

– Power: 109 hp | 81 kW | 110 PS 

– Engine: CHZC, I3, Petrol

– Options: S, SE, SE L, Ambition, Style, Monte Carlo, Twin Color Argento, Twin Color Nero

– Center Bore: 57.1 mm 

– Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts 

– Torque: 120 Nm

– Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 

– Trim Production: [2019 .. 2020]

Tire	Rim	PCD
185/60R15 84T	6Jx15 ET38	5x100	2.1
215/45R16 86T	7Jx16 ET46	5x100	2.1
215/40R17 87T	7Jx17 ET46	5x100	2.2

 

Fabias with less than 110PS may use even smaller 256mm diameter front discs. In these cases 14" wheels will fit. However, it's easy to check whether the front discs are either 256mm diameter or 288mm diameter by taking a rough measurement. There's no need to check the diameter of the rear discs, because they are never bigger than the front discs.

Skoda Fabia 2020 1.0TSi

– Generation: Mk3 NJ Facelift [2019 .. 2022]  

– Market: EUDM 

– Power: 94 hp | 70 kW | 95 PS 

– Engine: I3, Petrol

– Options: S, SE, SE L, Color Edition, Active, Ambition, Style, Monte Carlo, Business, Design Edition, Twin Color Argento, Twin Color Nero

– Center Bore: 57.1 mm 

– Wheel Fasteners: Lug bolts 

– Torque: 120 Nm

– Thread Size: M14 x 1.5 

– Trim Production: [2019 .. 2020]

Tire	Rim	PCD
185/60R15 84T	6Jx15 ET38	5x100	2.1
175/70R14 85T	5Jx14 ET35	5x100	2.1
215/45R16 86T	7Jx16 ET46	5x100	2.1
215/40R17 87T	7Jx17 ET46	5x100	2.2

 

Edited 16 January, 2021 by Carlston

[dadumtish]

thanks loads,   sick of paying for 215 45 r16 tyres , stupid feckin size and way to expensive.  and no selection.

nice one !

[rum4mo]

15" alloys even fit over 288mm front discs, well VW ones fit over same version of Polo with 288mm front discs - not much clearance with 15" alloys, but enough as that is what I use on my wife's 2015 Polo in colder weather with winter tyres.

[Planetse]

On 16/01/2021 at 17:39, dadumtish said:

thanks loads,   sick of paying for 215 45 r16 tyres , stupid feckin size and way to expensive.  and no selection.

nice one !

Plenty of quality tyres to be had in this size. Goodyear, Michelin or mid-range Avon if you’re on a budget. £85 - £120 a corner is not expensive at all. Never fit cheap budget tyres. Don’t last half as long as premium, so no saving. Plus, crap in the winter, as the cheapo rubber gets to hard. Tyres, brakes and suspension should never be done on the cheap.  

[TheFozzy]

3 hours ago, Planetse said:

Plenty of quality tyres to be had in this size. Goodyear, Michelin or mid-range Avon if you’re on a budget. £85 - £120 a corner is not expensive at all. Never fit cheap budget tyres. Don’t last half as long as premium, so no saving. Plus, crap in the winter, as the cheapo rubber gets to hard. Tyres, brakes and suspension should never be done on the cheap.  

This is true, however there are more common tyre sizes which are a lot cheaper for the same brand of tyre.  A 185/60/15 Michelin tyre is considerably cheaper than a 215/45/16 Michelin tyre.  Another option would potentially be a 205/55/16 as that is the most common tyre size, however the circumference of that size is about 4 inches larger, so it could cause some rubbing, but also change the speed readout on your car. Eg. when your car reads 70mpg, you'll be going 74mph.  There is a way around this, which is to change your tyre size in VCDS or OBD11 which will adjust your speedo.

[dadumtish]

8 hours ago, Planetse said:

Plenty of quality tyres to be had in this size. Goodyear, Michelin or mid-range Avon if you’re on a budget. £85 - £120 a corner is not expensive at all. Never fit cheap budget tyres. Don’t last half as long as premium, so no saving. Plus, crap in the winter, as the cheapo rubber gets to hard. Tyres, brakes and suspension should never be done on the cheap.  

no there isnt ,  they are near double the price of the smaller ones . why do you think im going this route ? 

4 hours ago, TheFozzy said:

This is true, however there are more common tyre sizes which are a lot cheaper for the same brand of tyre.  A 185/60/15 Michelin tyre is considerably cheaper than a 215/45/16 Michelin tyre.  Another option would potentially be a 205/55/16 as that is the most common tyre size, however the circumference of that size is about 4 inches larger, so it could cause some rubbing, but also change the speed readout on your car. Eg. when your car reads 70mpg, you'll be going 74mph.  There is a way around this, which is to change your tyre size in VCDS or OBD11 which will adjust your speedo.

for insurance reasons i want to stay within specified sizes for the car,  but thanks for the info