wheels compatability

[400bonus]

will i be able to use 205/65 R15 wheels and tyres on my 190e which has 185/65 R15 fitted

 

[wireman]

The size you quote is for the tyre only, the wheels have width, offset and diameter specs so there is no trustworthy answer available to you from your supplied data.

That said I had 205/55's on my 190 fitted on ghastly 7" wide alloy rims (came with the car) and they cleared all they needed to with room to spare, also I have seen lowered 190's with next to no space between the front wheel arches and tyre top which I percieved as potentialy tyre wrecking.

 

[wireman]

Just re-read your post, 205/65 aspectyres will be larger in diameter than the 185/65 tyres and your speedo will read slow if you fit them, your gear ratios will go longer and the car will not accelerate as briskly as it did on the 185's either.
205/55 is near enough to the 185's rolling radius to make little or no difference.
A tyres rolling radius is half the diameter + (aspect * width),

so thats 7.5 + ((205*0.65)/25.4) = rolling radius in inches , try and keep it the same as original.

 

[400bonus]

Thanks for the information chaps, more than pleased