taller tyres on MG5?

[richgod]

Has anyone tried taller tyres on the MG5? I have a FL.

I was wondering about putting all seasons, in a slightly bigger size, perhaps 215/60/r17, 215/55/r17, or even 225/55/r17. The aim would be to improve comfort, and to fill up the arches a little more. The current wheel tyre combo looks a little too low-profile in proportion to the car, in my opinion.

Any thoughts on this - or has anyone tried - and maybe even got photos? I'm guessing that there would be no rubbing issues at these marginal size increases.

Also any thoughts on the best all-season tyres for the money?

cheers
Rich

 

[MickeySw]

Has anyone tried taller tyres on the MG5? I have a FL.

Any thoughts on this - or has anyone tried - and maybe even got photos?

Don’t think many would dare risking their insurance voiding a claim by putting on non-approved tyres just to improve looks?

But then again different countries, different rules, in Germany one can do this

 

[Alb]

Nothing wrong with the original PFL setup 205/60 R16

 

[Ian MG5]

Just be careful of the clearance on the front suspension

 

[5teep]

Wouldn't fitting larger tyres mess up your odometer reading?

 

[Muffler]

@richgod did you ever change your tyres and what was the outcome. I was thinking of fitting 225/50R17 Goodyear Vector 4S Gen 3’s (did something similar with 245/45R18 in lieu of 235/45R18’s on the XPower) both for better grip and marginal improvement in speedo accuracy…

 

[Ian MG5]

Hi
I ran one 16” Bridgestone tyres on my aftermarket 16” rims I put on at first
I had devante tyres on the 18” rims
At the present I am running MG ZS windmill alloys with the Michelin primacy 3 tyres
All in all never noticed any difference with miles per kilowatt
But I drive and charge I’m not a person who tries to get hyper miles per kilowatt
As for the grip the Michelin are the best out of the 3
I only took the 18” wheels off as they were a 40 series profile tyre and I picked up 2 punctures when I hit a pothole
1 tyre was scrap the other repaired
This is the reason I went a 17” wheel to give a bit more sidewall
Hope this helps