INFORMATIONSHEET

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TyreSizetoRimSizeCompatibilityGuide

Background:

The purpose of this LVV Information Sheet is to provide a complete source of information
regardingtyreandrimsizecompatibilitytoLVVCertifiers.Itwasfoundthattheoriginalversionof
thisinfosheetwasverynarrowinitsscope,andwaslargelydirectedatvehicleswhichhadbeen
modified in a particular style. This second version has been released in order to give a greater
rangeoffitmentsandoptions,andshouldgiveLVVCertifiersahelpfultooltoensurewheel&tyre
compatibilityonmostcommonlyavailabletypesofpassengervehicle.

LegalRequirements:

Paragraph 2.6(1)(b) of Low Volume Vehicle Standard 20500 (Wheels & Tyres), states that tyres
mustbeanappropriateselectionforthetypeandwidthofwheeltowhichtheyarefitted.

CompatibilityTables:

Theinformationcontained inthe followingtableshasbeenprovidedbytyremanufacturersand

tyre experts. These tables dont cover all possible tyre sizes, but should cover most common
fitments. Where the tyre size is not listed, thegeneral patterns found in these tables should be
followedtodeterminethecorrectfitmentrange.WeaskallLVVCertifierswhoarepresentedwith
avehiclewithtyresthatappeartobetoonarrowortoowidefortherims,tocheckthesetablesto
ensurethatthetyresizeiscompatiblewiththewheelrimsize.

IndividualTyreManufacturersVariations:

Whilst we have made every reasonable effort to ensure that the information contained in this
information sheet is correct, specifications regarding tyre size and fitment vary between tyre
manufacturers.Whereoursourceshaveprovidedusdifferingspecificationsincompilingthisinfo
sheet, weve broadened the range to encompass the minimum to the maximum rim width,
allowingforthebroadestpossiblefitmentrange.Additionally,whereanLVVCertifierispresented
withawheel&tyrecombinationwhichisoutsidethescopeofthetablesinthisinfosheet,LVVTA
requires that the guidelines of the tyre manufacturer in question are followed, and verification
from the tyre manufacturer is provided by the LVV Certifier when forwarding the LVV plate
application.

Post:P.O.Box13797,Johnsonville,Wellington,NewZealand

Phone:(04)4774372Fax:(04)4774374Email:tech@lvvta.org.nz

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PassengerCarGuide

10InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
145/70R10
4.05.0
145/80R10
3.55.0
155/70R10
4.55.5
155/80R10
4.05.0
165/70R10
4.06.0

14InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
145/80R14
3.55.0
155/80R14
4.05.0
165/80R14
4.05.5
175/65R14
5.06.0
175/70R14
4.56.0
175/80R14
4.56.0
185/55R14
5.06.5
185/60R14
5.06.5
185/65R14
5.06.5
185/70R14
4.56.5
185/80R14
4.56.0
195/55R14
5.57.0
195/60R14
5.57.0
195/65R14
5.57.0
195/70R14
5.07.0
205/55R14
5.57.5
205/60R14
5.57.5
215/65R14
5.57.5
225/55R14
6.08.0
235/60R14
6.58.5
245/50R14
6.59.5
245/60R14
7.08.5
255/55R14
7.09.0
255/60R14
7.09.0
265/50R14
7.010.0
265/60R14
7.59.5
275/60R14
7.59.5

12InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
145/70R12
3.55.0
155/80R12
4.05.0
165/75R12
4.06.0
175/70R12
4.56.0

13InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
145/80R13
3.55.0
155/70R13
4.05.5
165/70R13
4.06.0
165/75R13
4.06.0
175/70R13
4.56.0
185/60R13
5.06.5
185/70R13
4.56.5
205/60R13
5.57.5
215/50R13
5.58.5
215/60R13
6.07.5
225/55R13
6.08.0
225/60R13
6.08.0
235/60R13
6.58.5

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15InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
155/80R15
4.06.0
165/65R15
4.56.0
165/80R15
4.05.5
175/65R15
5.06.5
185/55R15
5.06.5
185/60R15
5.06.5
185/65R15
5.06.5
195/45R15
6.07.5
195/50R15
5.57.0
195/55R15
5.57.0
195/80R15
5.06.5
205/50R15
5.57.5
205/55R15
5.57.5
205/60R15
5.57.5
205/65R15
5.57.5
205/70R15
5.07.5
215/55R15
6.07.5
215/60R15
6.07.5
225/55R15
6.08.0
225/60R15
6.08.0
225/80R15
6.07.5
235/55R15
6.58.5
235/60R15
6.58.5
245/60R15
6.59.5
255/55R15
7.09.0
255/60R15
7.09.0
275/55R15
7.59.5
275/60R15
7.09.5
295/60R15
8.09.5
315/60R15
8.511.0
345/55R15
10.512.5

16InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
165/80R16
4.06.5
195/45R16
6.07.5
195/50R16
5.57.0
195/55R16
5.57.0
195/80R16
5.06.5
205/40R16
7.08.0
205/45R16
6.57.5
205/50R16
5.57.5
205/55R16
5.57.5
205/60R16
5.57.5
215/40R16
7.08.5
215/55R16
6.07.5
215/60R16
6.07.5
215/65R16
6.07.5
215/70R16
5.57.5
215/80R16
5.57.5
225/50R16
6.08.0
225/55R16
6.08.0
225/60R16
6.08.0
225/70R16
6.08.0
235/60R16
6.58.5
235/70R16
6.08.0
235/80R16
6.08.0
245/50R16
7.08.5
245/60R16
7.08.5
245/70R16
6.58.0
255/50R16
7.09.0
255/60R16
7.09.0
255/65R16
7.09.0
255/70R16
6.58.5
265/50R16
7.59.5
265/70R16
7.09.0
275/60R16
7.59.5
275/70R16
7.09.0
285/60R16
8.010.0
295/50R16
8.010.5

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17InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
185/70R17
4.56.0
195/40R17
6.58.5
205/40R17
7.08.0
205/45R17
6.58.0
205/50R17
5.57.5
205/60R17
5.57.5
215/40R17
7.08.5
215/45R17
7.08.0
215/50R17
6.08.0
215/55R17
6.07.5
225/45R17
7.08.5
225/50R17
6.08.0
225/55R17
6.08.0
235/40R17
8.09.5
235/45R17
7.59.0
235/50R17
6.58.5
235/55R17
6.58.5
235/60R17
6.58.5
245/40R17
8.09.5
245/50R17
7.08.5
245/70R17
6.58.5
255/40R17
8.510.0
265/35R17
9.010.5
265/55R17
7.59.5
265/70R17
7.09.0
275/35R17
9.011.0
275/50R17
7.59.5
275/55R17
7.59.5
285/60R17
8.010.0
285/65R17
8.010.0
295/40R17
10.011.5
335/35R17
11.013.0

18InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
205/40R18
7.08.0
205/55R18
5.57.5
215/35R18
7.08.5
215/40R18
7.08.5
215/45R18
7.08.0
225/35R18
7.59.0
225/40R18
7.59.0
225/45R18
7.08.5
225/50R18
6.08.0
235/40R18
8.09.5
235/45R18
7.59.0
235/50R18
6.58.5
245/40R18
8.09.5
245/45R18
7.59.0
245/55R18
7.08.5
255/30R18
8.59.5
255/35R18
8.510.0
255/40R18
8.010.5
255/70R18
6.58.5
265/35R18
8.510.5
265/55R18
7.59.5
275/35R18
9.011.0
285/30R18
9.510.5
285/55R18
8.010.0
295/35R18
10.011.5
305/60R18
8.511.0
315/30R18
10.512.5
325/30R18
11.013.0
335/30R18
11.013.0
345/35R18
11.513.5

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19InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
215/35R19
7.08.5
225/30R19
7.59.0
225/35R19
7.59.5
225/40R19
7.59.0
225/45R19
7.09.0
235/35R19
8.09.5
245/30R19
8.09.0
245/35R19
8.09.5
245/40R19
8.09.5
245/45R19
7.59.0
255/30R19
8.59.5
255/35R19
8.510.0
265/30R19
9.010.0
275/30R19
9.010.5
275/35R19
9.011.0
275/40R19
9.011.0
275/45R19
8.510.5
285/30R19
9.510.5
295/35R19
10.011.5
305/25R19
10.511.5
315/25R19
11.012.0
345/30R19
11.512.5
355/25R19
12.513.5

20InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
225/30R20
7.59.5
225/35R20
7.59.0
245/30R20
8.09.5
245/35R20
8.09.5
245/40R20
8.09.5
255/30R20
8.59.5
255/35R20
8.510.0
265/30R20
9.010.0
275/25R20
9.510.5
275/30R20
9.011.0
275/35R20
9.011.0
285/30R20
9.510.5
285/35R20
9.511.0
295/25R20
10.011.0
305/25R20
10.511.5
325/25R20
11.512.5
335/30R20
11.512.5
345/25R20
12.013.0

21InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
245/35R21
8.09.5
255/30R21
8.59.5
255/35R21
8.510.0
285/30R21
9.510.5
285/35R21
9.511.0
285/45R21
9.010.5
295/25R21
10.011.0
295/30R21
10.011.0
325/30R21
11.012.0

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22InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
255/30R22
8.59.5
265/30R22
9.010.0
265/35R22
9.010.5
275/35R22
9.011.0
275/45R22
8.510.5
285/30R22
9.510.5
285/35R22
9.511.0
295/25R22
10.011.0
295/30R22
10.011.0
295/40R22
10.011.5
305/40R22
10.012.0
305/45R22
9.511.5
325/40R22
11.013.0

23InchPassengerCar
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
275/30R23
9.010.0
305/25R23
10.511.5
305/30R23
10.511.5
305/35R23
10.012.0
315/25R23
11.012.0
315/40R23
10.512.5

FourWheelDrive&SUVGuide

14Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
27X8.5R14
6.07.5

15Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
195/70R15
5.06.5
205/70R15
5.56.5
215/70R15
5.56.5
215/75R15
5.57.5
215/80R15
5.56.5
235/70R15
6.08.0
265/70R15
7.08.5
30X9.5R15
6.58.5
31X10.5R15
7.09.0
32X11.5R15
8.010.0
33X12.5R15
8.511.0

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16Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
185/75R16
5.06.0
205/80R16
5.07.0
215/65R16
6.07.5
215/70R16
5.57.0
225/70R16
6.07.5
225/75R16
6.07.5
235/70R16
6.08.0
235/85R16
6.08.0
245/70R16
6.58.5
245/75R16
6.58.5
255/65R16
7.09.0
255/70R16
6.58.5
265/70R16
7.09.0
265/75R16
7.09.0
275/70R16
7.09.0
305/70R16
8.09.5

19Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
255/50R19
7.09.0
285/45R19
9.010.5

20Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
245/45R20
7.59.0
255/50R20
7.09.0
265/50R20
7.59.5
275/45R20
8.510.5
275/55R20
7.59.5
295/45R20
9.511.0
305/50R20
8.511.0

22Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
265/35R22
9.010.5
305/40R22
10.012.0
305/45R22
9.511.5

17Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
225/60R17
6.08.0
225/65R17
6.08.0
235/65R17
6.58.5
245/70R17
6.58.0
255/60R17
7.09.0
265/65R17
7.59.5

24Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
295/40R24
10.011.5
305/35R24
10.012.0

18Inch4X4/SUV
Tyresize
Rimwidth(inch)
225/55R18
6.08.0
235/55R18
6.58.5
235/60R18
6.58.5
255/55R18
7.09.0
265/60R18
7.09.5
285/60R18
8.010.0

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Ifyouhaveanyqueriesorrequireanyfurtherclarificationrelatingtothisinformationsheet,orif
youwouldliketohelpusimprovethisdocumentbyreportinganyerrorsoromissions,pleasefeel
freetocontactthetechnicalteamattheWellingtonofficeon(04)4774372.

LVVTAwouldliketoacknowledgethetechnicalexpertiseandassistanceprovidedbyGoodyear&DunlopTyres(NZ)
Limited(http://www.goodyeardunloptyres.co.nz),andDaveHadleyTyres,LowerHutt(0800HADLEY)incompiling
thisLVVTAInformationsheet.Allinformationusedwithinthisdocumentisreproducedwiththepermissionofthe
abovementionedorganisations.

JustinHansen
TechnicalOfficer
LowVolumeVehicleTechnicalAssociation,Inc