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Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« on: 09 March 2009, 10:18:26 »
SWMBO is upgrading her Fiesta to a Focus this coming weekend and it's going to need new tyres all round.

As I've noticed that they outer shoulder of the rear tyres is quite worn I will be taking it to WIM for the tyres and a geometry check.

But I can't seem to find any information on the tyres required.  I'm pretty sure they're 205/55/16, but I don't know the speed rating or load index required...

Anyone here know?

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Re: Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« Reply #1 on: 09 March 2009, 11:53:55 »
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SWMBO is upgrading her Fiesta to a Focus this coming weekend and it's going to need new tyres all round.

As I've noticed that they outer shoulder of the rear tyres is quite worn I will be taking it to WIM for the tyres and a geometry check.

But I can't seem to find any information on the tyres required.  I'm pretty sure they're 205/55/16, but I don't know the speed rating or load index required...

Anyone here know?

Mark
Depends on the model - sure my old Focus, what a piece of shit that was, had 185s on, H rated iirc.
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Re: Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« Reply #2 on: 09 March 2009, 12:05:43 »
Doh! Stupid me.  It's a 1.6 Ghia registered in July 2005 and from what I can make out it should be running 205/55/16s, but without looking at the Ford owners manual I'm not sure whether it needs V or W speed rating.

I suspect V, but not even a call to the Ford Information Service could prise any useful information out of them!

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Re: Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« Reply #3 on: 09 March 2009, 12:29:48 »
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SWMBO is upgrading her Fiesta to a Focus this coming weekend and it's going to need new tyres all round.

As I've noticed that they outer shoulder of the rear tyres is quite worn I will be taking it to WIM for the tyres and a geometry check.

But I can't seem to find any information on the tyres required.  I'm pretty sure they're 205/55/16, but I don't know the speed rating or load index required...

Anyone here know?

Mark

you will be wanting v speed rating's
h speed rating will be fine

v is 150mph
h is 130mph
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Re: Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« Reply #4 on: 09 March 2009, 12:53:00 »
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SWMBO is upgrading her Fiesta to a Focus this coming weekend and it's going to need new tyres all round.

As I've noticed that they outer shoulder of the rear tyres is quite worn I will be taking it to WIM for the tyres and a geometry check.

But I can't seem to find any information on the tyres required.  I'm pretty sure they're 205/55/16, but I don't know the speed rating or load index required...

Anyone here know?

Mark

you will be wanting v speed rating's
h speed rating will be fine

v is 150mph
h is 130mph
Remember, it has to exceed what the manufacturer specifies (regardless of speed), else you need to tell insurance co
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« Reply #5 on: 09 March 2009, 13:07:12 »
Yep, I will be sticking with whatever the owner's manual says, in this case V speed rating will be the ones I put on.

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« Reply #6 on: 09 March 2009, 13:27:33 »
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Yep, I will be sticking with whatever the owner's manual says, in this case V speed rating will be the ones I put on.

Mark
:y

1.6 Focus can't do 130mph (bottoms out at about 115mph, maybe 120 on a good day, downhill, tail wind), but if its what Ford specifiy, thats what's to put on.
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Re: Ford Focus Tyres and Speed Rating etc.
« Reply #7 on: 09 March 2009, 15:00:25 »
one of the lads here has a focus 2005 with 205/55R16 and his are w rated
the owners manual says v or w rated tyres
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