I have 17s on my 2019 no problem at all

 

Someone else has posted a while back that they fitted those sizes and it was fine

 

Hi Nv200Hicks, not wishing to go against a fellow NV member, but firstly, 17's may be fine, but the owner doesn't say what tyres he/she has fitted, so presumably 17 is the rim diameter and without tyre size, then best pass. I've checked what you have now (i.e.stock) and what you're thinking of fitting and to go to a 185/80 will according the tyre/rim calculator put your speedo out approx 5mph. Take note that although your speedo would show 60mph, your actual speed is 65.1, sure way to get a speeding ticket. Your gearing will be affected too due to a larger rolling overall diameter. Another thing to take into consideration is insurance.....any mod must be declared to you insurance company. https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wh...l1=175-70-14X5.5ET45&wheel2=185-80-14X5.5ET45&fcl=50mm&wcl=30mm&scl=50mm&sr=0mm

 

Hi Nv200Hicks, not wishing to go against a fellow NV member, but firstly, 17's may be fine, but the owner doesn't say what tyres he/she has fitted, so presumably 17 is the rim diameter and without tyre size, then best pass. I've checked what you have now (i.e.stock) and what you're thinking of fitting and to go to a 185/80 will according the tyre/rim calculator put your speedo out approx 5mph. Take note that although your speedo would show 60mph, your actual speed is 65.1, sure way to get a speeding ticket. Your gearing will be affected too due to a larger rolling overall diameter. Another thing to take into consideration is insurance.....any mod must be declared to you insurance company. Rim & Tire Size Calculator. Custom Offsets

Hi,

I upgraded my wheels/tyres a few months ago. Using this tool Tyre Size Calculator I can see that your proposed wheel diameter will be 8.9% bigger than stock:
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I went for 16x7 rims with 205/55/R16 tyres. My diameter increased by 5.5% from stock. There is still some room in the wheel arch, so the extra 1/2inch of radius to go up to your proposed tyre size from mine might be ok, but I'm certainly not qualified to tell you. I can take pictures if you like? let me know. The 'front' of the rear wheel arch is a little tight when unloaded on mine.

I lost some acceleration upgrading, you're set to lose more, which you will definitely notice, especially in hilly areas. My speedo with stock wheels was over-reading by about 5% so now it is perfect - as Gerry mentions above even bigger tyres still will make the speedo under-read even if you had the same situation as me.

In terms of safety, again I'm no mechanic, but your extra tyre width and contact area should enhance braking/traction. Folks warn of increased wear on wheel bearings etc, not sure at what point this becomes a serious concern.

A friend went for 205/60/R15 in his NV and they look rad - the tyre wall bulges out more than mine and look a bit more 'off road'.
I can see why u wanna change - the stock wheels/tyres look tiny and ridiculous with the big empty wheel arch. Changing mine out completely changed the look of the van. Now looks meaty, handles better, brakes faster (especially in the wet), tracks straighter on the motorway.

Thank you I appreciate all advice given on this and obviously the last thing I want to do is spend aload of money and the van to underperform and cause chaos with the Speedo.

so currently I have stock 14” steel wheels with 175/70R14 tyres what size tyre would you recommend for the stock 14” that doesn’t cause the speedo to read incorrectly would 175/80R14 be better suited?

I have been talking to another member that is running stock 14” with 185/80r14 tyres and has said speedo is now running true and has no issues so it’s alittle confusing all this :/

any help is most appreciated

 

Hi,

I upgraded my wheels/tyres a few months ago. Using this tool Tyre Size Calculator I can see that your proposed wheel diameter will be 8.9% bigger than stock:

I went for 16x7 rims with 205/55/R16 tyres. My diameter increased by 5.5% from stock. There is still some room in the wheel arch, so the extra 1/2inch of radius to go up to your proposed tyre size from mine might be ok, but I'm certainly not qualified to tell you. I can take pictures if you like? let me know. The 'front' of the rear wheel arch is a little tight when unloaded on mine.

I lost some acceleration upgrading, you're set to lose more, which you will definitely notice, especially in hilly areas. My speedo with stock wheels was over-reading by about 5% so now it is perfect - as Gerry mentions above even bigger tyres still will make the speedo under-read even if you had the same situation as me.

In terms of safety, again I'm no mechanic, but your extra tyre width and contact area should enhance braking/traction. Folks warn of increased wear on wheel bearings etc, not sure at what point this becomes a serious concern.

A friend went for 205/60/R15 in his NV and they look rad - the tyre wall bulges out more than mine and look a bit more 'off road'.
I can see why u wanna change - the stock wheels/tyres look tiny and ridiculous with the big empty wheel arch. Changing mine out completely changed the look of the van. Now looks meaty, handles better, brakes faster (especially in the wet), tracks straighter on the motorway.

 

The tires I have is 225/45 R17 mounted on 4-New 17" Strada S35 Perfetto Wheels 17x7.5 5x114.3 40 Black Machine Rims 72.6 Bought on EBAY.

 

OK.....I did wonder if that was your reason so, good time if you wanted a change, and whatever you decide, go for it! I don't say you didn't ought to do this that or whatever, each to their own!. As for filling the arches, there's a couple of ways to do it, one is to go for the airbag system which will lower the Van at the back and keep you poor for the next umpteen years as it's quite a costly mod. (well, for me it is!) Another way I've seen is to modify the back 'axle' and suspension system (not for the faint hearted) and of course, some joker will come along and suggest bags of concrete/heavy weight breeze blocks....jeez, just imagine stopping quickly ! One NV200 owner did get a pair of springs modified for the back axle assembly which resulted in the Van sitting a little lower. (I know, it hasn't got an axle as such). Sadly Nissan engineered the rear end with the springs sitting on top of the axle preventing the use of lowering blocks. Whatever you do, good luck

 

OK.....I did wonder if that was your reason so, good time if you wanted a change, and whatever you decide, go for it! I don't say you didn't ought to do this that or whatever, each to their own!. As for filling the arches, there's a couple of ways to do it, one is to go for the airbag system which will lower the Van at the back and keep you poor for the next umpteen years as it's quite a costly mod. (well, for me it is!) Another way I've seen is to modify the back 'axle' and suspension system (not for the faint hearted) and of course, some joker will come along and suggest bags of concrete/heavy weight breeze blocks....jeez, just imagine stopping quickly ! One NV200 owner did get a pair of springs modified for the back axle assembly which resulted in the Van sitting a little lower. (I know, it hasn't got an axle as such). Sadly Nissan engineered the rear end with the springs sitting on top of the axle preventing the use of lowering blocks. Whatever you do, good luck

Thank you again for all your input I’ll continue to do my research before committing to anything. I certainly don’t wanna be messing about with the axel or anything too drastic haha

 

I did exactly this. Fitted some 185/80R14. It increases size by 10%. The speedo now reads the correct speed compared to gps. The mileage & mpg reads 10% less that its actually doing, so I guess they artificially set the mph less than you are doing.
Plus it feels slightly less revvy at 70mph.
No downsides at all, ive been running like this for 5+ years.

 

That’s awesome! Would it be possible to see some photos?

 

An older pic but gives an idea on how much better the slightly larger tyres look.

 

Can you get the bike in straight on , cheers

 

We've recently become a two NV200 household. His is an electric, e-NV200, and hers is an ordinary diesel one.

What's most bizarre is the differing rim and tyre sizes.

The NV200 has 14" rims with four studs carrying 175 70 R14 tyres but the e-NV200 has 15" rims with five studs and 185 65 R15 tyres. That's nearly a 4% difference in tyre circumference.

 

It doesn't matter - the 'standard' tyres on 14s (on the diesel) make the speedo indicate 5% faster than 'actual'.

 

Has anybody ever tried to fit 185/80 r15 tires?

 

Someone else has posted a while back that they fitted those sizes and it was fine

 

Someone else has posted a while back that they fitted those sizes and it was fine

 

Looking at this thread wondering if I go for bigger tyres or go for bigger wheels and tyres... Hmmmmm