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Ford India has stopped 205/50R17 profile tyre in entire fleet of EcoSport. Earlier they stopped from Titanium+, later from Signature and now from Thunder edition too. Its a welcome move as low profile Bridgestone Ecopia never survived on Indian roads and complaints of tyre cut, bulge, burst were always there. Finally Ford listened to their customers. Tyre profile snapshots from latest EcoSport brochure.

Variants other than Thunder.


For Thunder.

[rcrossf]

Is downsizing from 205/50 R17 to 195/65 R15 (Ambiente spec) a good idea ? I want the best ride quality, don't care about looks.
Diameter difference is less < 1% but would the suspension have to be re-tuned ?

[swapnil.awate]

RFTs (Run Flat Tires) have extremely strong side walls. It affects comfort, but in EcoSport’s case it might be blessing in disguise. Again we need to find whether RFTs are available in these sizes.

[jalsa777]

Originally Posted by rcrossf

Is downsizing from 205/50 R17 to 195/65 R15 (Ambiente spec) a good idea ? I want the best ride quality, don't care about looks.
Diameter difference is less < 1% but would the suspension have to be re-tuned ?

Have you done this? I am considering the same since my dad uses the vehicle and comfort is priority over performance. If you have already done this, did you go for steel wheels to alloys?

I am confused between going for 15" or 16" rims. 15" will be good for comfort but will handling take too much of a beating (for those few times when I have to drive it on the highway) ?

[rcrossf]

Originally Posted by jalsa777

I am confused between going for 15" or 16" rims. 15" will be good for comfort but will handling take too much of a beating (for those few times when I have to drive it on the highway) ?

I changed it to 205/60/R16. Much better ride quality. Although in hindsight 205/65/R16 would have been even better