172 Alloys - 195's or 205's??

[HarriBanjo]

Hi all,

I've got a set of 16" (5-spoke) 172 alloys on my clio at the mo' but one of them deflated while it was standing outside my house.
I took it to the "Just Tyres" place in Nuneaton and the bloke had a look at it and said that the seal was bad because the alloys hadn't been cleaned when the tyres were put on and the tyre is too small so is being stretched (he reckons the alloys need 205/45/16's) - I've got 195/45/16's on there and I've had the alloys for around 2 months now, having put all new tyres on there when I got them.
Note: The other 3 tyres are fine, no leakage or anything. Also, the bloke trial fitted a 205/45/16 to show me the difference and I'll admit the 205 did look more flush but I'm no tyre expert!

So it begs the question - is the bloke talking out of his arse that I need 205's on there, as the guy who I bought the wheels off had 195's on there?

Also, if you have the same alloys as me, can you post with what tyres you're using please

Thanks for reading,

Harri

EDIT: Here's a photo from google images of the same alloys as me, just noticed this wheel has a 195/45/16 on it...

 

[widdo]

I had them with 195 width tyres on. I think they Come with them standard someone may correct me if im wrong? With 205 tyres they slightly rubbed on the arch lining when turning. Its lowered though.

 

[ForceIndia]

Standard is 195, but 205 will fit. He's talking out of his arse about the tyre being too small. My advise? Go somewhere that knows their arse from their elbow.

 

[Gaz_]

Yep all 172's come with 195's. Imo the car is better on them than the 205's, the 182's tend to 'chew' on full lock.

 

[JCC]

He's talking b0llocks, take it somewhere who knows what they're talking about. 195 was the standard size for 172s.

 

[rory182]

195s look horrendous and offer no rim protection, I will be replacing mine with 205s asap.

 

[HarriBanjo]

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I'll get the 195 tyre put back on the rim over the next couple of days, seeing as the other 3 are holding their pressure fine and I can't bear the thought of buying another set of tyres as these are all so new!

It makes sense that you can fit 205's on there aswell but I've already had to put on some 5mm spacers on the rear wheels because they were rubbing through the corners so 205's would probably mean I'd need wider spacers as well!

 

[Waitey]

205's are over kill.

 

[Dan 172]

195's are also cheaper.

I use to pay £45 each for goodyear f1's on my old 172.

 

[Iain C]

i always went for 195s on my cup, they are a good bit cheeper