205/50/15 or 205/55/15 tyres on the rear

[Graeme]

I've looked at the tyre reviews page of MR2ROC, and most of the posts about tyres on the forums, but nobody has brought this up yet (as far as I can tell).

The stock sizes on the rear of a pre-facelift '2 are 205/50/15, and the fronts are 185/55/15. Surely this means that the rear radius is actually smaller than the front?

I've noticed that in the tyre reviews page that 205/55/15s are quoted as OEM sizes, but I don't think that's the case as most people seem to be buying 205/50/15 (this is from looking at the forum posts, not the tyre reviews.)

I am in desperate need of new tyres now, mine are probably illegal and as I've already got 9 points for speeding, i would like to keep my license if I get spot checked, but I don't know what size to buy.

Please help.

Cheers
Graeme

[markiii]

the 50 or 55 is a percentage figure not an absolute value

[Graeme]

Oh yes, you're quite right, that would make the rears 1.5mm larger in diameter using 50s, cheers for clearing that up.

G